Another Red Room
Artist
Miriam Schapiro
(American (b. Canada), 1923 - 2015)
CultureAmerican
Date1967
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 60 x 50 in. (152.4 x 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don Lewis
Object number72.2
Not on view
DescriptionAcrylic on canvas painting.Label TextMiriam Schapiro American, b. Canada, 1923-2015 Another Red Room, 1967 Acrylic on canvas Personal and collective female experiences inspired Miriam Schapiro’s work, even before she became involved in the feminist movement in 1970. Reflecting on the challenges faced by women artists in a male-dominated art world, Schapiro abandoned her expressionistic canvases for hard-edged paintings like Another Red Room. Not only did such works establish her among the male artists seen nearby, they also asserted her as a pioneer. For example, Schapiro used computer modeling to experiment with three-dimensional perspective, creating a unique sense of space in her work. Among the first artists to use a computer, she plotted points and lines in three-dimensions and then transferred them to canvas, where they create visual dynamism and evoke movement. Gift of Don Lewis 72.2 Exhibition HistoryLent to the United Communities Fund 6/25/79.
