Source
PLACE OF PUBLICATION, PRODUCTION, OR EXECUTION
New York (State)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
52 Pages Transcript
GENERAL NOTE
Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 22 min.
SUMMARY
An interview of Cynthia Schira conducted 2001 July 25-26, by Margo Mensing, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Schira's home and studio, in Westport, N.Y.
CITATION
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Cynthia Schira, 2001 July 25-26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
FUNDING
Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
BIOGRAPHY NOTE
Cynthia Schira (1934- ) is a fiber artist from Westport, N.Y. Margo Mensing (1941- ) is a fiber artist from Gansevoort, N.Y.
PROVENANCE
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
LOCATION NOTE
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
NAMES
Keywords
Women Decoration and ornament Weaving -- Technique Tapestries Artists Fiber artists -- New York (State) -- Interviews