Talk:Ruth Asawa

Photo on the page
Hi all, I just added a photo of The San Francisco Fountain, a piece by Asawa. I'm fairly new to posting photos, so I wasn't sure how to link it to her site. I found the information at http://www.ruthasawa.com/visit.html. Matthew (wmf) (talk) 23:56, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Birthday – January 27 vs. January 24
Asawa's birthday is in dispute. This article (and a general Google search) indicates that her birthday is January 24. However, an anon changed her birthday to January 27 per a page behind a paywall. Does anyone have any insight on this matter?--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 02:43, 2 May 2019 (UTC)


 * I am skeptical of information behind paywalls and generally do not think they should be usedPurplethree (talk) 00:27, 14 May 2019 (UTC)


 * The website is not behind a paywall, I am able to sign in (without payment) and see the webpage link. They are citing the birth certificate from the State of California, vital statistics with a late issue date from 1968. Jooojay (talk) 06:30, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, if one performs a search at Google Books, one can find a number of books that state that her birthday is January 27th . . . in addition to others that state that her birthday is January 24th. This being the case, I would lean towards relying on the date supported by a birth certificate. &mdash; Myasuda (talk) 12:43, 15 May 2019 (UTC)


 * I was trying to find any Wikipedia policy on this scenario and not doing a great job at it. Has anyone found anything? Logically I would imagine the oldest document - such as a 1968 issued birth certificate may be the preferred evidence (which would be DOB:January 27) but I would be curious what WP policy says. Jooojay (talk) 20:23, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I think a birth certificate would be the ultimate source, but we can double check and ask with the reference desk and reliable sources noticeboard. Have you found one? I know a number are now available online. Also if you see a death certificate, please share that too. There is some question about that as well as you wrote below. Thank you for checking on this Bkbray (talk) 19:35, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Date of death – August 6 vs. August 5
The SFGate article states the date of death was August 5th in the evening, but the New York Times article stated August 6th. Does anyone know how to resolve this? Jooojay (talk) 06:08, 26 December 2020 (UTC)


 * see above Bkbray (talk) 19:35, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * Various works by Ruth Asawa at the David Zwirner gallery in NYC.jpg