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Description

1. .2 lin. ft. (1/2 archival box)

Summary

1. The Shirley Stark papers contain very little biographical information and no documentation of her work as an artist. It contains a small amount of letters (1996-2001), poetry (1996-2006), drafts, and a publication.

Subject

1. Stark, Shirley, 1927-2006
2. African American women poets
3. African American women artists
4. Women poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
5. Women artists -- United States -- 20th century -- Correspondence
6. American literature -- 20th century
7. American poetry -- 20th century
8. Haiku, American

Genre/Form

1. Poems.
2. Letters.

Call number

1. Sc MG 884

Source (note)

1. Gale Jackson

Biography (note)

1. Shirly Stark, born in New York City, 1927, was an African American artist, an art professor who specialized in sculpture, and a poet. In 1972, Stark's experience with carving basalt helped her become assistant to Dimitri Hadzi, internationally renowned sculptor, while he worked on a project in Eugene, Oregon. Stark was later appointed as the first female Mellon Chair in Sculpture at Carnegie-Mellon University in 1975. She died in Denver, Colorado, 2006.

Author

1. Stark, Shirley, 1927-2006.

Title

1. Shirley Stark papers, 1996-2006.

Biography

1. Shirly Stark, born in New York City, 1927, was an African American artist, an art professor who specialized in sculpture, and a poet. In 1972, Stark's experience with carving basalt helped her become assistant to Dimitri Hadzi, internationally renowned sculptor, while he worked on a project in Eugene, Oregon. Stark was later appointed as the first female Mellon Chair in Sculpture at Carnegie-Mellon University in 1975. She died in Denver, Colorado, 2006.

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1. Finding aid

Local subject

1. Black author.

Research call number

1. Sc MG 884