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Archives of American Art

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

Keywords

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