The Japanese-American sculptor’s art is celebrated in a new collection of US stamps
Born in 1926, the Japanese-American sculptor spent much of the second world war with her family in an internment camp. Later, her race stopped her becoming a teacher. Even after her artistic talent was nurtured by Josef Albers following the war, it wasn’t until the 2000s that Asawa’s woven metal structures were acknowledged as masterpieces. Asawa died in 2013. “She believed art is for everyone,” says Lanier. “And these stamps will bring her work into homes across the country.
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