Born in Toronto, Canada (1923-2015)

Miriam Schapiro

Double Rose, 1978

Acrylic and fabric on canvas
© 2022 Estate of Miriam Schapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Ian Reeves.

Miriam Schapiro in her studio on Long Island in 2000. Photo by Gordon M. Grant for The New York Times.

“I question the negative connotations of fabric, of ribbon, of lace. I turn these symbols of our imprisonment around.”

—Miriam Schapiro