Ruth Asawa was an American artist who created beautiful, delicate sculptures from wire that often look like baskets or floating shapes in space. As a child, she and her family were sent to an internment camp during World War II because of their Japanese heritage, but she later studied art and learned new techniques that inspired her unique works. Asawa's wire sculptures are famous for the way they seem to float and let light pass through, and she also worked hard to bring art to schools and communities in San Francisco.

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