Person

Schira, Cynthia

1934

Cynthia Schira (born 1934[1]) is an American textile artist and former university professor. Her work is represented in the collections of many major public museums. [...] In 1952, Schira entered Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, Rhode Island with scholarships from the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Metallurgical Society of New York, and Textron among others, including one that stipulated that she major in textiles.[2] She graduated from RISD with a bachelor's degree in 1956.[1] From 1956 to 1957, she studied in Aubusson, France at L'Ecole D'Art Decoratif.[1][3] She also studied printed textiles for a time in Baroda, India.[3] She earned an MFA in weaving from the University of Kansas in 1967.[1][3] Her masters' thesis focused on Peruvian textiles.[3]

Tätig im Bereich der angewandten Kunst, Schwerpunkt Textilkunst