Miriam Schapiro / Anonymous Was A Woman II & III
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Miriam Schapiro explored fabric and pattern in works like “Anonymous Was a Woman,” an series of etchings in 1977 that showed embroidered antimacassars and doilies. In 1999, working with MATRIX Press she again returned to this theme creating two new editions of prints; Anonymous Was A Woman II & III.
Excerpt from Jewish Women's Archive: "Schapiro regards her work as a personal and political struggle to publicize and strengthen the achievements of anonymous women of the past and their traditional art forms. Her feminist polemic concerns the plight of all women, whether from third-world nations, ancient cultures or our modern era. For example, in her writing she refers to Native American women who embroidered quillwork on their buckskin bags. She selects, buys and collects items associated with homemaking such as lace, brocade, silks, sequins, wool, quilts, needlework, rick rack, handkerchiefs, beads, swatches of taffeta, valentines, wall paper and fabric pieces and incorporates them in her work. New artworks are sometimes started by items such as tea towels, doilies, valentines or ribbons that women give her at various lectures around the nation. Her political aim is to put an end to the alleged insignificance of these female symbols and prevent further trivialization of the overlooked traditions they recall."-Carol Salus
Excerpt from Jewish Women's Archive: "Schapiro regards her work as a personal and political struggle to publicize and strengthen the achievements of anonymous women of the past and their traditional art forms. Her feminist polemic concerns the plight of all women, whether from third-world nations, ancient cultures or our modern era. For example, in her writing she refers to Native American women who embroidered quillwork on their buckskin bags. She selects, buys and collects items associated with homemaking such as lace, brocade, silks, sequins, wool, quilts, needlework, rick rack, handkerchiefs, beads, swatches of taffeta, valentines, wall paper and fabric pieces and incorporates them in her work. New artworks are sometimes started by items such as tea towels, doilies, valentines or ribbons that women give her at various lectures around the nation. Her political aim is to put an end to the alleged insignificance of these female symbols and prevent further trivialization of the overlooked traditions they recall."-Carol Salus
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman II: Deer" Softground etching 15"x 11" 1999 $5000.00 (suite of four prints) (Suites sold out) $1500.00 individually (Sold out) (Click image to enlarge) 
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman II: Antimacasser" Softground etching 15"x 11" 1999 $5000.00 (suite of four prints) (Suites sold out) $1500.00 individually (4 available) (Click image to enlarge) |
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman II: Oval" Softground etching 15"x 11" 1999 $5000.00 (suite of four prints) (Suites sold out) $1500.00 individually (3 available) (Click image to enlarge) 
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman II: Mimi's Baby Bonnet" Softground etching 15"x 11" 1999 $5000.00 (suite of four prints) (Suites sold out) $1500.00 individually (Sold out) (Click image to enlarge) |
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman III: Launching Earhart" Softground etching 17 1/2"x 22" 1999 $6500.00 (suite of four prints) (4 suites available) $1700.00 individually (1 available) (Click image to enlarge) 
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman III: Rose For Euclid" Softground etching 17 1/2"x 22" 1999 $6500.00 (suite of four prints) (4 suites available) $1700.00 individually (none available) (Click image to enlarge) |
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman III: Pineapple" Softground etching 17 1/2"x 22" 1999 $6500.00 (suite of four prints) (4 suites available) $1700.00 individually (1 available) (Click image to enlarge) 
Miriam Schapiro
"Anonymous Was A Woman III: Web" Softground etching 17 1/2"x 22" 1999 $6500.00 (suite of four prints )(4 suites available) $1700.00 individually (none available) (Click image to enlarge) |