Ruth Asawa and the Mythical Basketmaker of Mexico

Ruth Asawa and the Mythical Basketmaker of Mexico

Nov 9, 2019 | About Women Artists

On the origins of Ruth Asawa’s method for creating her suspended wire sculptures. The Myth There is a myth about Ruth Asawa, the Japanese-American sculptor known for her suspended wire forms. The myth says that she went to Mexico in 1947 (or ‘48) and “a local...