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Lectures & Discussions

"Transforming the Commonplace": Curator Daniell Cornell talks about the life and legacy of Ruth Asawa

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Lectures & Discussions

"Transforming the Commonplace": Curator Daniell Cornell talks about the life and legacy of Ruth Asawa

Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air is a brilliant retrospective of the artist's richly varied career. A Nisei who was incarcerated in Rohwer Concentration Camp, Asawa went on to become a highly influential figure in the history of American modernism and is recognized nationally for her activism in arts education. Daniell Cornell, Associate Curator of American Art at the de Young Museum and editor of the exhibition catalogue, talks to Aiko Cuneo (Asawa's daughter) about the artist's work, life, and legacy. Moderated by Karin Higa.

Sponsored, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The exhibition catalogue is available through the Museum Store Online or by calling the toll-free Store Order Line at 888.769.5559.

Sunday, Mar 11, 2007

2:00 PM PDT

Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air is a brilliant retrospective of the artist's richly varied career. A Nisei who was incarcerated in Rohwer Concentration Camp, Asawa went on to become a highly influential figure in the history of American modernism and is recognized nationally for her activism in arts education. Daniell Cornell, Associate Curator of American Art at the de Young Museum and editor of the exhibition catalogue, talks to Aiko Cuneo (Asawa's daughter) about the artist's work, life, and legacy. Moderated by Karin Higa.

Sponsored, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The exhibition catalogue is available through the Museum Store Online or by calling the toll-free Store Order Line at 888.769.5559.

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