A 1942 US policy forcing over 120,000 people of Japanese descent, including Ruth Asawa, into WWII internment camps. This captivity unexpectedly sparked her artistic journey, showing how wonder can bloom in the darkest places.

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Master of The art of Ruth Asawa


galleta A child's toe drawings in farm dirt inspired these famous woven wire sculptures.
Rohwer Relocation Center: In this Arkansas internment camp, Ruth Asawa began her formal art training, learning from other interned Japanese-American artists.

choko The Art of Ruth Asawa
Behind the barbed wire, we learned to draw, tracing our freedom on a concrete floor.

choko Loop the wire to discover how Ruth Asawa turned simple lines into hanging sculptures.

choko In the internment camps, professional artists taught Asawa advanced drawing techniques.
Internment camp art: Asawa first practiced professional drawing inside a converted horse stall at the Santa Anita racetrack during her World War II internment.

choko During World War II, Asawa and her family were forcibly relocated to Japanese-American internment camps.

What was the name of the Arkansas internment camp where Ruth Asawa was held during World War II?
Why was Ruth Asawa prevented from completing her degree at Milwaukee State Teachers College?
What childhood chore on her family's farm first inspired Ruth Asawa to draw shapes in the dirt?
Which professional artists taught Ruth Asawa drawing techniques while she was interned at Santa Anita?