Mary Balzer Buskirk (1931 – 2009) was an American textile artist known for being part of the Mid-century modern movement creating fiber art outside the applied textile tradition.[1]
Mary Balzer Buskirk | |
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| Born | March 11, 1931 Mountain Lake, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2009 (aged 78) Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carleton College, Cranbrook Academy of Art |
| Known for | Textile art |
Buskirk was born on March 11, 1931, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota.[2][3] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College and her Master of Fine Arts from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.[4] In 2001 the Monterey Museum of Art held a retrospective entitled The Fabric of Experience: the woven art of Mary Balzer Buskirk.[5]
Buskirk died in Monterey, California, on May 11, 2009.[3] Her work is in the collection of the Monterey Museum of Art[4] the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, the Museum of Art and Design,[6] among other venues.[2]
References
edit- ^ Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 147. ISBN 978-0810984806.
- ^ a b "Mary Balzer Buskirk". San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Mary Balzer Buskirk". AskArt. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Mary Balzer Buskirk". Monterey Museum of Art. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Textile artist Mary Balzer Buskirk weaves the sublime into the everyday fabric of life". Monterey County Weekly. 12 July 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Mary Balzer Buskirk (United States, 1931–2009)". Museum of Art and Design. Retrieved 13 December 2023.