This is a wonderful well written biography the artist Ruth Asawa. The author does a great job of presenting the artist and her art against the historical background. Along with the text there are also a lot of wonderful photographs. The book is very easy to read and informative. Enjoy

I enjoyed reading about Ruth Asawa - an incredible artist who is finally getting her due! I saw an exhibit of her drawings at the Whitney Museum last year and missed the retrospective in San Francisco unfortunately. She was a gifted artist who not only did incredible sculptures but also did fountains and a Japanese=American internment mural. She and her family were interned during World War II and she eventually makes her way to Black Mountain College where she meets mentors such as Josef Albers and Buckminster Fuller. She also meets her husband there (an architecture student) and as turmoil at the school heightens, they decide to move to California. There they are able to work and raise a large family. She overcame many discriminatory challenges - being a woman, being Asian, and a working mother. She went on to guide and mentor others and serve on Arts commissions (including with Peter Coyote who was inspired by her to return to acting). She had health challenges, being diagnosed with Lupus. As she got older, her children had to begin selling her art work in order to fund her Long term care. The book begins with the successful auction of one of her works. I am so glad this incredible woman and artist finally gets the recognition she deserves.

Thank you to Netgalley and Chronicle Books for an ARC and I voluntarily left this review.

Ruth Asawa. You may not know who this woman is, but after reading this amazing biography you will automatically become a fan of this inspiring figure. I love seeing writers shed a light on people who have achievements and milestones that not everyone will know the story of. After reading this, the reader can sense how much dedication this writer put into researching Asawa. It was inspiring how she made a name out of herself when tensions against Japanese Americans were high.