Reviews
"Undulating in form and almost dreamy in effect, the famous lantern-like sculptures of Ruth Asawa have been recognizable for decades. But Asawa's life is as rich in detail and twisting in path as any one of these designs, as this new biography by Marilyn Chase makes clear." -- Architectural Digest online -- -, "Thoroughly researched and engaging, Everything She Touched gives context to the tumultuous times Ruth Asawa lived through and the forces that shaped her artistic vision and her generous unassuming spirit. On so many levels, Marilyn Chase's book made me admire Ruth Asawa even more than I did already." -- Delphine Hirasuna, author of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 ?, "Thoroughly researched and engaging, Everything She Touched gives context to the tumultuous times Ruth Asawa lived through and the forces that shaped her artistic vision and her generous unassuming spirit. On so many levels, Marilyn Chase's book made me admire Ruth Asawa even more than I did already." -- Delphine Hirasuna, author of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 -- -, "Ruth Asawa's vision shaped the artistic landscapes of public and private spaces, but it is her enduring legacy of life, love, and family that truly inspires. Through the prisms of grief and glory, Chase weaves Asawa's unique history into a compelling and sensitive portrait of a genius whose beauty would not be denied." -- Vivienne Schiffer, author of Camp Nine and producer and co-director of Relocation, Arkansas: Aftermath of Incarceration -- -, "Art world recognition for Ruth Asawa keeps climbing higher and, now, Everything She Touched by Marilyn Chase arrives to tell Asawa's amazing life story. Full of documents and fantastic photos--especially those by Imogen Cunningham--we can admire the magic of her sculpture and beauty as a person." -- Harry S. Parker III, former director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ?, "Marilyn Chase fascinates readers with the varied chapters of Ruth Asawa's engrossing life including her adolescence spent in a Japanese internment camp, her work as an art teacher, her role in a multiracial family raising six children, her friendships with artists like photographer Imogen Cunningham, and her reverence for Mexican basket makers, who provided the inspiration for her unique wire sculptures." -- Smithsonian -- -, Table of Contents:INSTITUTIONS WHERE ASAWA'S WORK IS HELD/DISPLAYED:Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CAAddison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MAAmon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TXAsheville Art Museum, Asheville, NCBlack Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Asheville, NCCantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CACrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AKFine Arts Museums of San Francisco ? de Young Museum, San Francisco, CAFresno Art Museum, Fresno, CAFuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MAGetty Museum (J. Paul), Los Angeles, CAGuggenheim Museum, Los Angeles, CAHarvard Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, MAJosef and Anni Albers Foundation, New Haven, CTMuseum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAMuseum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TXMuseum of Modern Art, New York, NYNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of American Art, Logan, UTNorton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CAOakland Museum of California, Oakland, CASan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CASan Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CAWhitney Museum of American Art, New York, NYWilliams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA, "Chase follows Asawa's remarkable journey from an artist barely known outside of the Bay Area to an internationally acclaimed figure."?-- ARTnews, "I can't remember being more inspired by an artist's biography." -- Austin Kleon, author of Keep Going and Steal Like an Artist, "Marilyn Chase fascinates readers with the varied chapters of Ruth Asawars"s engrossing life including her adolescence spent in a Japanese internment camp, her work as an art teacher, her role in a multiracial family raising six children, her friendships with artists like photographer Imogen Cunningham, and her reverence for Mexican basket makers, who provided the inspiration for her unique wire sculptures."?- Smithsonian, "Everything She Touched reveals the emotional life and personal trials of a social pathbreaker and civic leader. Author Marilyn Chase connects the barbed wire and dispossession of Asawa's early life to the artist's transformative approach to spooled metal, and intimately conveys the teeming creative life inside her home studio as it filled with six children. The most pronounced through line is Asawa's deliberately interwoven family and art practice." -- KQED Arts ?, "Marilyn Chase fascinates readers with the varied chapters of Ruth Asawa's engrossing life including her adolescence spent in a Japanese internment camp, her work as an art teacher, her role in a multiracial family raising six children, her friendships with artists like photographer Imogen Cunningham, and her reverence for Mexican basket makers, who provided the inspiration for her unique wire sculptures." -- Smithsonian, "Chase follows Asawars"s remarkable journey from an artist barely known outside of the Bay Area to an internationally acclaimed figure." - ARTnews, "Undulating in form and almost dreamy in effect, the famous lantern-like sculptures of Ruth Asawa have been recognizable for decades. But Asawa's life is as rich in detail and twisting in path as any one of these designs, as this new biography by Marilyn Chase makes clear." -- Architectural Digest online, "Undulating in form and almost dreamy in effect, the famous lantern-like sculptures of Ruth Asawa have been recognizable for decades. But Asawa's life is as rich in detail and twisting in path as any one of these designs, as this new biography by Marilyn Chase makes clear." -- Architectural Digest online ?, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. As a global leader on the future of employment, culture and leadership, he is frequently asked to testify before Congress on critical workforce issues and authors a weekly column, "Ask HR," in USA TODAY . Taylor's career spans more than 20 years as a lawyer, human resources executive, and CEO. He is a member of the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and was appointed as Chairman of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia., "Tempting as it is to view Asawa's life as an artistic rags-to-riches parable, the story is far more shaded and nuanced. That rich narrative emerges in a scrupulously researched and lucidly written new book Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase." -- San Francisco Chronicle, "Everything She Touched reveals the emotional life and personal trials of a social pathbreaker and civic leader. Author Marilyn Chase connects the barbed wire and dispossession of Asawa's early life to the artist's transformative approach to spooled metal, and intimately conveys the teeming creative life inside her home studio as it filled with six children. The most pronounced through line is Asawa's deliberately interwoven family and art practice." -- KQED Arts, "Chase follows Asawa's remarkable journey from an artist barely known outside of the Bay Area to an internationally acclaimed figure." -- ARTnews, "I can't remember being more inspired by an artist's biography."?-- Austin Kleon, author of Keep Going and Steal Like an Artist, "Marilyn Chase fascinates readers with the varied chapters of Ruth Asawa's engrossing life including her adolescence spent in a Japanese internment camp, her work as an art teacher, her role in a multiracial family raising six children, her friendships with artists like photographer Imogen Cunningham, and her reverence for Mexican basket makers, who provided the inspiration for her unique wire sculptures."?-- Smithsonian, "Thoroughly researched and engaging, Everything She Touched gives context to the tumultuous times Ruth Asawa lived through and the forces that shaped her artistic vision and her generous unassuming spirit. On so many levels, Marilyn Chase's book made me admire Ruth Asawa even more than I did already." -- Delphine Hirasuna, author of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946, "Art world recognition for Ruth Asawa keeps climbing higher and, now, Everything She Touched by Marilyn Chase arrives to tell Asawa's amazing life story. Full of documents and fantastic photos--especially those by Imogen Cunningham--we can admire the magic of her sculpture and beauty as a person." -- Harry S. Parker III, former director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco -- -, " Everything She Touched reveals the emotional life and personal trials of a social pathbreaker and civic leader. Author Marilyn Chase connects the barbed wire and dispossession of Asawa's early life to the artist's transformative approach to spooled metal, and intimately conveys the teeming creative life inside her home studio as it filled with six children. The most pronounced through line is Asawa's deliberately interwoven family and art practice." -- KQED Arts -- -, "Ruth Asawa's vision shaped the artistic landscapes of public and private spaces, but it is her enduring legacy of life, love, and family that truly inspires. Through the prisms of grief and glory, Chase weaves Asawa's unique history into a compelling and sensitive portrait of a genius whose beauty would not be denied." -- Vivienne Schiffer, author of Camp Nine and producer and co-director of Relocation, Arkansas: Aftermath of Incarceration ?, "Tempting as it is to view Asawa's life as an artistic rags-to-riches parable, the story is far more shaded and nuanced. That rich narrative emerges in a scrupulously researched and lucidly written new book Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase." -- San Francisco Chronicle -- -, "Art world recognition for Ruth Asawa keeps climbing higher and, now, Everything She Touched by Marilyn Chase arrives to tell Asawa's amazing life story. Full of documents and fantastic photos--especially those by Imogen Cunningham--we can admire the magic of her sculpture and beauty as a person." -- Harry S. Parker III, former director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, "Tempting as it is to view Asawa's life as an artistic rags-to-riches parable, the story is far more shaded and nuanced. That rich narrative emerges in a scrupulously researched and lucidly written new book Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase." -- San Francisco Chronicle ?, "I can't remember being more inspired by an artist's biography." -- Austin Kleon, author of Keep Going and Steal Like an Artist -- -, "Ruth Asawa's vision shaped the artistic landscapes of public and private spaces, but it is her enduring legacy of life, love, and family that truly inspires. Through the prisms of grief and glory, Chase weaves Asawa's unique history into a compelling and sensitive portrait of a genius whose beauty would not be denied." -- Vivienne Schiffer, author of Camp Nine and producer and co-director of Relocation, Arkansas: Aftermath of Incarceration