Marilyn Pappas

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Marilyn Pappas
Born1931 (1931)
Brockton, Massachusetts
EducationMassachusetts College of Art and Design, Pennsylvania State University
Known forFiber artist
Website marilynpappas.com

Marilyn Pappas (b. 1931, Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American artist known for fiber art. [1] She attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) and Pennsylvania State University. She taught at MassArt from 1974 through 1994 retiring as professor emerita. [2] Pappas' work is in the collections of the Krannert Art Museum, [3] the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC, [4] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [5] and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, [6] Her work, Nike with Broken Wings, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [7] [8] In 2022 the Fuller Craft Museum held a retrospective of her work. [9] [10]

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References

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  2. "Marilyn Pappas in Conversation with Glenn Adamson by Fuller Craft Museum". Textile Society of America. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. "Marilyn R. Pappas". Krannert Art Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. "Museum of Arts and Design Collection Exhibition Highlights Craft's Advancements from 1950s to Today". Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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  6. "Flight Suit". Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN   9781913875268.
  8. "Nike with Broken Wings". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  9. "Marilyn Pappas Addresses Feminism, War, Beauty, Aging As She Draws With Thread". Wonderland. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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