A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education. This lushly illustrated book by collage artist Andrea D'Aquino brings Asawa's creative journey to life, detailing the influence of her childhood in a farming family, and her education at Black Mountain College where she pursued an experimental course of education with leading avant-garde artists and thinkers such as Anni and Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg. Delightful and substantial, this engaging title for young art lovers includes a page of teaching tools for parents and educators.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 09/03/2019
ISBN: 9781616898366
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 07/08/2019
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 49
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 53
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 96
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 108