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Ruth Asawa : through line /

"The practice of drawing is a unifying thread in the art of Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). Known as a sculptor, which she described as 'almost like drawing in space,' Asawa drew daily and likened it to playing scales for musicians. Ruth Asawa Through Line reveals her wonderfully varied outpu...

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Corporate Authors: Whitney Museum of American Art.; Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.)
Group Author: Conaty, Kim (Editor); Kopp, Édouard, 1974- (Editor); Alexander, Aleesa (Contributor); Troeller, Jordan (Contributor); Hutchinson, Scout (Contributor); Marples, Kirsten (Contributor); Bird, Isabel (Contributor)
Published: The Menil Collection,
Publisher Address: Houston :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Asawa, Ruth > Exhibitions.
Asawa, Ruth > Criticism and interpretation.
Asawa, Ruth.
Drawing, American > Exhibitions.
Criticism and interpretation.
Summary: "The practice of drawing is a unifying thread in the art of Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). Known as a sculptor, which she described as 'almost like drawing in space,' Asawa drew daily and likened it to playing scales for musicians. Ruth Asawa Through Line reveals her wonderfully varied output from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The art of drawing was Ruth Asawa's way to see and understand the world"--Page 4 of cover.
Item Description: Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, September 16, 2023-January 15, 2024, and The Menil Collection, March 22-July 21, 2024.
Carrier Form: 231 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780300273281
0300273282
Index Number: NB237
CLC: J205.712-28
Call Number: J205.712-28/R974

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