Marilyn Pappas

Marilyn Pappas
Born1931 (1931)
Brockton, Massachusetts
Known forFiber artist
Websitemarilynpappas.com

Marilyn Pappas (born 1931, in 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][11]

References

  1. ^ "Artist: Marilyn Pappas". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Marilyn Pappas in Conversation with Glenn Adamson by Fuller Craft Museum". Textile Society of America. 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Artist Record: Marilyn R. Pappas". Krannert Art Museum. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. 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. 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Marilyn Pappas". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Flight Suit - Marilyn R. Pappas [1972]". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. 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. OCLC 1291595008.
  8. ^ "Nike with Broken Wings - Marilyn Pappas [2002]". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  9. ^ Kipp, Caroline (Summer 2022). "Nevertheless She Persisted - Marilyn Pappas' 60-Year Career" (PDF). Craft Quarterly. James Renwick Alliance for Craft. pp. 10–12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  10. ^ Cook, Greg (10 April 2022). "Marilyn Pappas Addresses Feminism, War, Beauty, Aging As She Draws With Thread". Wonderland. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Marilyn Pappas: A Retrospective". Fuller Craft Museum. 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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