Representative work by Miriam Schapiro
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Artist

Miriam Schapiro

1923–2015 · Canadian-American

  • University of Iowa
  • Atelier 17

Miriam Schapiro was a pioneering feminist artist who combined painting, collage, fabric and decorative traditions while helping establish the Feminist Art Program at CalArts and co-creating Womanhouse. She coined the term 'femmage' for works that brought women’s domestic and craft traditions into contemporary art.

Painting; collage; textile

Major Works

  • 1976Anatomy of a Kimono
  • 1972Dollhouse, Womanhouse
  • 1985Heartland
  • 1983The Poet #2
  • 1988Barcelona Fan
  • 1970s onwardFemmage works
  • 1970s–80sFan Paintings
  • 1976Berthe Morisot and Me
  • 1970sCollaboration Series
  • 1970s–90sPattern and Fabric Paintings

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