Ruth Asawa: Of Forms and Growth
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Art, Documentary Film
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Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Masters & Masterworks Productions, United States
Duration
26 minutes
Subject
Asawa, Ruth. Artists -- California -- San Francisco. Japanese American artists -- Biography. Women artists -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography. Artists. Japanese American artists. Women artists. California -- San Francisco.
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Abstract
An intimate look at San Francisco-based artist Ruth Asawa, presenting a complex portrait including her internment as a teenager with her family during World War II, her work as an educator, and her views on art, growth, and life. Also provides glimpses of her family and friends including photographer Imogen Cunningham and visionary architect Buckminster Fuller.
Description
1 videodisc (26 min.): sound, color with some black and white; 1/2 in.
Number of Copies
1
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Great film about Ruth Asawa's creative process, it would fit well in a 3-D design class, or as an example of organic forms and positive and negative space, and community engagement with the arts.
4 years ago