Marilyn Pappas

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]

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^ "Marilyn Pappas |". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Marilyn Pappas in Conversation with Glenn Adamson by Fuller Craft Museum". Textile Society of America. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Marilyn R. Pappas". Krannert Art Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Museum of Arts and Design Collection Exhibition Highlights Craft's Advancements from 1950s to Today". Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Marilyn Pappas". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Flight Suit". Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Nike with Broken Wings". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Marilyn Pappas Addresses Feminism, War, Beauty, Aging As She Draws With Thread". Wonderland. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Marilyn Pappas: A Retrospective". Fuller Craft Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.