Untitled
1965
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lithograph (stone) in black on German Etching paper
Dimensions
image: 28.1 x 28.4 cm (11 1/16 x 11 3/16 in.) sheet: 28.2 x 28.2 cm (11 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.197
Art Historical Context
Ruth Asawa's *Untitled* (1965) is a striking example of the artist's foray into printmaking, complementing her renowned looped-wire sculptures that evoke organic, hanging forms inspired by nature and her Japanese heritage. Created during a dynamic period in mid-20th-century American art, when abstraction and experimentation flourished, this lithograph captures Asawa's sensitivity to line, texture, and spatial rhythm. As a Japanese-American artist who endured internment during World War II and studied at Black Mountain College, Asawa brought a unique perspective to her work, blending modernist ...
About the Artist
Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), born Ruth Aiko Asawa in Norwalk, California, as the fourth of seven children to Japanese immigrant farmers Umakichi and Haru Asawa, grew up on a truck farm where she honed her artistic eye sketching natural forms in the sand. During World War II, her family endured separation under Japanese American internment; while most were held at Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas—wh...