Ruth Asawa: Of Forms and Growth(NaN)
An intimate look at San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa - mother, teacher, woman of the earth. With the intensity and sensitivity that pervades her life, we experience her humanness, and her views on art, growth and life itself.
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An intimate look at San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa - mother, teacher, woman of the earth. With the intensity and sensitivity that pervades her life, we experience her humanness, and her views on art, growth and life itself.
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