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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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Keywords (39)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Computer Based Art, Digital, Interactive, Internet
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
Art Subject
- •Feminist Themes, Women's Equality, Feminism
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Italy
Art Association
- •New York Feminist Art Institute
Art Teacher
- •Mauricio Lasansky
Art School
- •California Institute of the Arts, Teacher
- •Parsons, The New School for Design, Teacher
- •Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Albuquerque, Student
- •Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Ford Foundation Grant
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- •Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship and/orTravel Grant
- •Yaddo Resident Artist
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Pattern and Decoration Movement
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts