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Also Known As Ruth Aiko Asawa
Born January 24, 1926 • Norwalk • California
Died August 6, 2013 (aged 87) • San Francisco • California
Notable Works “Andrea’s Fountain”

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“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
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Theodore Bikel
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Mildred Loving
American civil rights activist
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Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
American clergyman
Hermon A. MacNeil
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
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Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic
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Larry Kramer
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Shahzia Sikander
Pakistani-American artist
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Fred Hampton
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Muslim leader
Simone Leigh
Simone Leigh
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Joseph Cornell
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Ana Mendieta
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Mickalene Thomas
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