Ruth Asawa

"When you put a seed in the ground, it doesn't stop growing after eight hours. It keeps going every minute that it's in the earth. We, too, need to keep growing every moment of every day that we are on this earth." -- Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa, Star (galvanized wire), 1960

Untitled, 1965


"S/145/60" -- steel wire sculpture



Desert Plant Black Reverse 1965


Untitled, 1970's (ink on paper)


Untitled, 1980's (ink on paper)


Desert Flower, ca. 1975








Imogen Cunningham - Ruth Asawa, Sculptor, 1963



Ruth Asawa by Imogen Cunningham
Work Date 1968 Copyright © The Imogen Cunningham Trust

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