Dollhouse

Miriam Schapiro collaborated with Sherry Brody of Dherryhouse as part of Womanhouse, a feminist art cooperative sponsored by California College of the Arts. Womanhouse is a deprived Hollywood residence that transformed into a series of rooms dealing with various aspects of women's experience. Dollhouse provides another level of imagination and fantasy as "room in the room". The compartment is full of racing, handkerchiefs, tea towels, miniature furniture, and personal souvenirs gathered from women nationwide by Schapiro and Brody. Dollhouse was developed with a series of works Schapiro called her "shrine" where she explored her identity as an artist, wife and mother. Living room, kitchen, Hollywood star bedroom, 'Harlem' room, nursery school, and studio of the top floor artists suggest these contradictory personality. Various symbols oppose female family life and hinder the creation of "serious" art. At the same time, a small room in the dollhouse evokes a cell of a woman who is often imprisoned.

Shapiro actively participated in teaching, and stopped drawing a picture during this time. Her and artist Sherry Brody made a toy house for "Woman House". This was the source of inspiration for her follow-up work. The toy's house room was chosen to explain the role of women at home: women's studio as a nursery, living room, kitchen, seraglio, and artist. The toy's house is a three-dimensional realization of Shapiro's early "shrine" series. As part of the project, she studied the type of traditional arts that women make - usually including stitches and fabrics.

Miriam Schapiro collaborated with Sherry Brody of Dherryhouse as part of Womanhouse, a feminist art cooperative sponsored by California College of the Arts. Womanhouse is a deprived Hollywood residence that transformed into a series of rooms dealing with various aspects of women's experience. Dollhouse provides another level of imagination and fantasy as "room in the room". The compartment is full of racing, handkerchiefs, tea towels, miniature furniture, and personal souvenirs gathered from women nationwide by Schapiro and Brody. Dollhouse was developed with a series of works Schapiro called her "shrine" where she explored her identity as an artist, wife and mother. Living room, kitchen, Hollywood star bedroom, "Harlem" room, nursery school, and studio of top artists suggest these contradictory characters