Ruth Asawa
Subtitle: a sculpting life
By: Joan Schoettler ; illustrated by Traci Van Wagoner
Contributors: Van Wagoner, Traci, ill
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Gretna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781455623976
Subjects: Sculptors; Women sculptors; Japanese American sculptors; Juvenile literature
Description: In this extraordinary picture book, author Joan Schoettler imparts the life of a remarkable woman, teacher, and artist. From the Japanese-American internment camps to the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, Ruth Asawa's life journey is one filled with injustice, learning, and expression. Known as the "Fountain Lady" of San Francisco due to the many fountains she designed, Asawa experimented with unconventional mediums, using lines, space, and wire to create dimensional sculptures. The thorough research of illustrator Traci Van Wagoner is vividly apparent in the dynamic depictions of Asawa and her life that are sure to fascinate and inspire young readers.
Notes: PK1 Childrens Plus, Inc.