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The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa
Scattered throughout San Francisco are the fountains of nationally-recognized artist Ruth Asawa. Asawa, also known for her wire sculptures has been creating art for over five decades and has been honored with numerous national arts awards. Her public fountains can be seen in Japantown, along the Embracadero, Ghirardelli Square, and Union Square. Born Ruth Aiko Asawa in 1926, she was one of the 120,000 Japanese Americans interned during World War II. Later Asawa went on to study under Josef Albers and Buckminster Fuller. The Union Square fountain, pictured above, is unique not only for its position, built into a staircase, but also its construction of 41 individual bronzed plaques depicting life in San Francisco. The fountain's plaques were made with the help of 100 local school children who helped mould sourdough bread into figures which were then taken to the foundry for casting.
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1 Comments:

Anonymous Expat said...

Great blog about Ruth Asawa! I just went and saw her wire sculptures recently at the new Asian Art Museum(?).

Keep up the good work!

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