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A life made by hand : the story of Ruth Asawa  Cover Image Book Book

A life made by hand : the story of Ruth Asawa / Andrea D'Aquino.

D'Aquino, Andrea, (author,, illustrator.).

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616898366
  • ISBN: 1616898364
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
AD710L Lexile
6-10.
K to Grade 3.
Subject: Asawa, Ruth > Juvenile literature.
Sculptors > California > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography.
Asawa, Ruth.
Sculptors.
Genre: Picture books.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lawrence County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at New Castle Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
New Castle Public Library JBI Biog. Asawa (Text) 31902005422589 NWCM Juvenile Biography Available -


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