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        Oral history interview with Cynthia Schira, 2001 July 25-26

        Source

        Archives of American Art

        OBJECT TYPE

        Archival materials Collection descriptions Sound recordings Interviews

        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

        Schira, Cynthia Rhode Island School of Design Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America Mensing, Margo
        interviewee : Schira, Cynthia, 1934-
        interviewer : Mensing, Margo, 1941-
        Subject : Rhode Island School of Design
        Subject : Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
        Subject : Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America

        Keywords

        Women Decoration and ornament Weaving -- Technique Tapestries Artists Fiber artists -- New York (State) -- Interviews

        LANGUAGES

        English


        Additional Resource Information
        Record Link : https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-cynthia-schira-11903
        Theme : Craft Theme : Women
        Record Id : AAADCD_oh_227374
        Record number : (DSI-AAA_CollID)11903 Record number : (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)227374 Record number : AAA_collcode_schira01


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