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"Ruth Asaws: A Retrospective View", a large exhibition displaying the works of one of San Francisco's most celebrated and diversified artists, will open the season at the Baxter Art Gallery, Caltech, Oct. 5 through Nov. 11.

The 120-work exhibition documents Asawa's extensive activity in a variety of media -- from her earliest wire sculpture of the 50's to her current involvement with art in the public educational system. Also included will be drawings and water-colors, and the original bakers' clay panels used in casting the bronze Hyatt House fountain at Union Square, San Francisco.

[[left margin]] We don't have the entire exhibit here - about 2/3 of it. [[/left margin]]

The exhibition to be open from 10 to 5 Tues - Sat, 12-5 on Sun was organized by former San Francisco Museum of Art Director and now director of the gallery at U.C.L.A., Gerald Nordland, and is documented by a fully illustrated catalog.

Ruth Asawa was born and raised in [[strikethrough]] the agricultural community of [[/strikethrough]] Norwalk, Calif., where here Japanese parents operated a vegetable truck farm. Her artistic talents developed throughout her school years and received an unexpected and concentrated boost during World War II. At that time, her family was [[strikethrough]] West Coast families were [[/strikethrough]] uprooted and moved into a Japanese-American relocation center[[strikethrough]] s [[strikethrough]]. Separated from home and routine, Asawa spent as many as five hours a day for six months on her art under the tutelage of a Disney studio veteran and other artists [[strikethrough]] also [[/strikethrough]] in the camp.

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