A life made by hand the story of Ruth Asawa

"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 an...

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Main Author: D'Aquino, Andrea (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"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."--Publisher's website
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Audience:6-10.
K to Grade 3.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781616898366
1616898364
Author Notes:Andrea D'Aquino is an artist and author. Her previous books include an illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Once Upon a Piece of Paper . Her work appears in magazines and newspapers around the world. She lives in New York City.