When San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa was interned in a camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, she found hope and inspiration among some of her fellow internees. She befriended and took drawing lessons from interned Disney animators Tom Okamato, Ben Tanaka, and Chris Ishii—a much-needed distraction from the oppression of camp life. After her release, Asawa would go on to become one of the most revered wire sculptors of our time, especially beloved by her adoptive city of San Francisco. In this special talk over Zoom, hear from her son, Paul Lanier, and Marilyn as they discuss the effects that World War II, internment, and the artists she met there had on her monumental artistic career.

$8 museum members | $12 non-members