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Miriam ("Mimi") Schapiro BIOGRAPHY
1923 Toronto, Canada - 2015 Hampton Bays, New York. Known for: Feminist theme abstract painting, installations.
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. "Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies". By William Grimes, June 24, 2015. Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. "Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies". By William Grimes, June 24, 2015. Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering feminist artist who, with Judy Chicago, created the landmark installation Womanhouse in Los Angeles... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. "Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies". By William Grimes, June 24, 2015. Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering feminist artist who, with Judy Chicago, created the landmark installation Womanhouse in Los Angeles in the early 1970s and later in that decade helped found the Pattern and Decoration movement, died on Saturday in Hampton Bays, N.Y. She was 91. Her death was confirmed by Judith K. Brodsky, the... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. "Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies". By William Grimes, June 24, 2015. Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering feminist artist who, with Judy Chicago, created the landmark installation Womanhouse in Los Angeles in the early 1970s and later in that decade helped found the Pattern and Decoration movement, died on Saturday in Hampton Bays, N.Y. She was 91. Her death was confirmed by Judith K. Brodsky, the executor of her estate. Ms. Schapiro, who broke through as a second-generation Abstract Expressionist in the late 1950s, embraced feminism in the early 1970s and made it the foundation of her work and career. From that point, she dedicated herself to... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. "Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies". By William Grimes, June 24, 2015. Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering feminist artist who, with Judy Chicago, created the landmark installation Womanhouse in Los Angeles in the early 1970s and later in that decade helped found the Pattern and Decoration movement, died on Saturday in Hampton Bays, N.Y. She was 91. Her death was confirmed by Judith K. Brodsky, the executor of her estate. Ms. Schapiro, who broke through as a second-generation Abstract Expressionist in the late 1950s, embraced feminism in the early 1970s and made it the foundation of her work and career. From that point, she dedicated herself to redefining the role of women in the arts and elevating the status of pattern, craft and the anonymous handiwork... Read full biography
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Marian Shapiro, Miriam Shapiro
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Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist.
"Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies"
By William Grimes, June 24, 2015
Miriam Schapiro, a pioneering feminist artist who, with Judy Chicago, created the landmark installation Womanhouse in Los Angeles in the early 1970s and later in that decade helped found the Pattern and Decoration movement, died on Saturday in Hampton Bays, N.Y. She was 91.
Her death was confirmed by Judith K. Brodsky, the executor of her estate.
Ms. Schapiro, who broke through as a second-generation Abstract Expressionist in the late 1950s, embraced feminism in the early 1970s and made it the foundation of her work and career. Fro...But wait, there's more...
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