Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Ruth Asawa
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Ruth Asawa Ruth Asawa
Quizzes
Pablo Picasso (right) with M. Ramier, owner of the Vallauris Pottery, shown viewing one of Picasso's pottery designs. 1948.
Modern Art: Who Sculpted It?
Read Next
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
Colorful abstract painting. Contemporary painting. Not a Jackson Pollock. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques
Discover
Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept
Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that
America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Ruth Asawa: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Ruth-Aiko-Asawa
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

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”

Photos

Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa
See All Images →
“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
Isamu Noguchi
American sculptor
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Chinese activist and artist
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
Mildred Loving
American civil rights activist
Hermon A. MacNeil
American sculptor
James Earle Fraser
American sculptor
Coosje van Bruggen
American artist
Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
American clergyman
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
American religious leader and civil-rights activist
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
American artist
Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic
American activist and author
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
American writer
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
American activist
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
American Muslim leader
Simone Leigh
Simone Leigh
American artist
Cornell, Joseph
Joseph Cornell
American sculptor and filmmaker
Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta
Cuban-born artist
Rosa Parks sitting on a bus
Rosa Parks
American civil rights activist
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
American mixed-media artist
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
American actor and social activist

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Pablo Picasso (right) with M. Ramier, owner of the Vallauris Pottery, shown viewing one of Picasso's pottery designs. 1948.
Modern Art: Who Sculpted It?