Ruth Asawa: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Ruth Aiko Asawa
Born January 24, 1926 • Norwalk • California
Died August 6, 2013 (aged 87) • San Francisco • California
Notable Works “Andrea’s Fountain”

Photos


“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
Isamu Noguchi
American sculptor
Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei in 2019, facing the camera and wearing a black zip-up jacket.
Ai Weiwei
Chinese activist and artist
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Mildred Loving
American civil rights activist
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Hermon A. MacNeil
American sculptor
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Theodore Bikel
Austrian-born actor. singer, and political activist
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Barbara Johns
American civil rights activist
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Coosje van Bruggen
American artist
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James Earle Fraser
American sculptor
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David Dellinger
American peace activist
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Suzan Shown Harjo
Native American activist
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
American civil rights activist and religious leader
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
American politician and environmental lawyer
Pauli Murray
Pauli Murray
American civil rights activist, lawyer, and writer
Voice of a movement
David Hogg
American anti-gun violence activist
Confident, compassionate, controversial
Jesse Jackson
American civil rights leader
Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic
American activist and author
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
American writer
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
American artist
W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, and activist
James Lawson
James Lawson
American minister and civil rights activist