Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education.

This lushly illustrated book by collage artist Andrea D’Aquino brings Asawa’s creative journey to life, detailing the influence of her childhood in a farming family, and her education at Black Mountain College where she pursued an experimental course of education with leading avant-garde artists and thinkers such as Anni and Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Delightful and substantial, this engaging title for young art lovers includes a page of teaching tools for parents and educators.

About the Author

Andrea D’Aquino is a Brooklyn, NY-based award-winning illustrator who has worked for Anthropologie, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler and The Washington Post. She is the author of Once Upon a Piece of Paper: A Visual Guide to Collage Making, and illustrator for the Alice in Wonderland, from the Classics Reimagined Series by Rockport.

ISBN: 9781616898366
Audience: Children

For Ages: 4+ years old

Format: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 44

Dimensions (cm): 27.3 x 20.3  x 0.64

Weight (kg): 0.36