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Ruth Asawa

1926 - 2013

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Ruth Aiko Asawa (January 24, 1926 – August 5, 2013) was an American modernist artist known primarily for her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms. In addition to her three-dimensional work, Asawa created an extensive body of works on paper, including abstract and figurative drawings and prints influenced by nature, particularly flowers and plants, and her immediate surroundings. Born in Norwalk, California in 1926, Asawa was the fourth of seven children born to Japanese immigrants. She grew up on a truck farm. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Asawa is the 250th most popular sculptor (up from 252nd in 2019), the 12,580th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,846th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Sculptor.

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Among sculptors, Ruth Asawa ranks 250 out of 258. Before her are Augusta Savage, Dale Chihuly, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Megumi Igarashi, Anne Seymour Damer, and Ronald Pope. After her are Rebeca Matte Bello, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Horatio Greenough, Juan Garaizabal, Eric Adjetey Anang, and Hema Upadhyay.

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Among people born in 1926, Ruth Asawa ranks 527. Before her are Bruce Harlan, Karl Gordon Henize, André Testut, Doris Belack, Paul Lynde, and Mona Freeman. After her are Ernest Chapman, Cathy Downs, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Paterno, Rusty Wailes, and Jane Withers. Among people deceased in 2013, Ruth Asawa ranks 485. Before her are Reg Presley, Haji, Sylvia Browne, Slim Whitman, Marian McPartland, and Bob Kurland. After her are Ruth R. Benerito, Arthur Wightman, Ernest Chapman, Jo Benkow, Peter Broadbent, and Louis-Paul M'Fédé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Asawa ranks 12,584 out of 20,380. Before her are Shaun White (1986), John Cameron Mitchell (1963), Anthony Boucher (1911), Bob Kurland (1924), Morgan Woodward (1925), and Kim Thayil (1960). After her are Rick Rosenthal (1949), Natalia Dyer (1995), Todd Solondz (1959), Cornelia Fort (1919), David S. Johnson (1945), and Lisa Cholodenko (1964).

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Among sculptors born in United States, Ruth Asawa ranks 21. Before her are Beverly Pepper (1922), Chris Burden (1946), Harriet Hosmer (1830), Augusta Savage (1892), Dale Chihuly (1941), and Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876). After her are Horatio Greenough (1805).

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