Description: "The untold story of how Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), motherhood, and community profoundly influenced midcentury art"--
Review Quotes: Included in Hyperallergic's Favorite Art Books of 2025
"Energizing and brilliant."--The New Republic "A groundbreaking account of mother-artists who shaped the course of midcentury art via motherhood itself."
--Kirkus Reviews "Troeller has crafted a lucid and ludic portrait not of a singular artist, but of an artist among other artists. This deeply researched and insightful book models non-patriarchal forms of both making art and narrating its history, reminding us that taking care of children and making art -- be it public art, community work, with children, or for children -- are radical acts of parenting and anti-totalitarian making."
--Hyperallergic
"A remarkable book."
--Alta Journal