Shiras, Myrna, 1936-
Painter, Fiber artist
Size: 0.8 linear ft.
Summary: Correspondence, mostly with feminist art organizations and publishing houses; 23 original drawings; photographs and slides of works of art and photocopies of works of art; photographs of family and friends; a manuscript, "A Sum of Small Vulgarities"; and printed material.
Artist; California. Active in feminist organization and promotion of women artists.
Donated 1976 by Myrna Shiras.
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Myrna Shiras papers, 1974-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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