Norma Minkowitz Explained

Norma Minkowitz
Other Names:	Norma M. Minkowitz, Norma C. Minkowitz
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Education:	Cooper Union
Occupation:	Fiber artist
Known For:	Crochet sculptures
Awards:	American Craft Council (2003 fellow)

Norma Minkowitz (born 1937, New York City) is an American visual artist, known for fiber art.^{[1] [2] [3]} She is known for her crochet sculptures.

She attended Cooper Union. In 2003, she became fellow of the American Craft Council.^[4] In 2009, she received the Master of the Medium Award from the James Renwick Alliance.^[5]

Her work is in the Denver Art Museum,^[6] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,^[7] the Minneapolis Institute of Art,^[8] and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.^[9] Her piece, Goodbye, My Friend, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.^{[10] [11]}

External links

• Oral history interview with Norma Minkowitz, 2001 September 17 and 2001 November 16, from Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Notes and References

1. Web site: Norma Minkowitz . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 15 December 2022.
2. Web site: Norma Minkowitz . browngrotta arts . 15 December 2022.
3. Book: Koplos, Janet . Makers: A History of American Studio Craft . Metcalf . Bruce . 2010-07-31 . . 978-0-8078-9583-2 . 431 . en.
4. Web site: Norma Minkowitz . American Craft Council . 15 December 2022 . en.
5. Web site: Masters of the Medium . James Renwick Alliance for Craft . 15 December 2022 . en.
6. Web site: Legs I . Denver Art Museum . 15 December 2022.
7. Web site: Cloak . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 15 December 2022.
8. Web site: Lunar Landing, Norma Minkowitz . Minneapolis Institute of Art . 15 December 2022.
9. Web site: The Gamble . Museum of Fine Arts Boston . 15 December 2022.
10. Book: Savig . Mary . Atkinson . Nora . Montiel . Anya . This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World . 2022 . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Washington, DC . 9781913875268 . 228-238.
11. Web site: Goodbye, My Friend . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 15 December 2022.