Background
Claudia Merin Smigrod was born on October 10, 1949, in New York, United States.
2006
Aerial view of Alfred University taken in April 2006
The George Washington University (GW or GWU)
Claudia Merin Smigrod was born on October 10, 1949, in New York, United States.
Claudia Smigrod received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography (1971) from Alfred University, Alfred, New York. She then took a Master of Fine Arts in Photography (1978) from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Since 1975 Claudia Smigrod has been an assistant professorial lecturer at George Washington University and has taught photography at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., since 1979. In 1979 she also lectured on photography at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale. Claudia Smigrod uses all formats, from Diana to 5 x 7, and creates collages and contact prints.