Background
Zygas, Egle Victoria was born on November 8, 1952 in Cleveland.
Zygas, Egle Victoria was born on November 8, 1952 in Cleveland.
Bachelor cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1974. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1993.
Folk arts coordinator, Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, 1980-1982; executive director, Peoples and Cultures, Cleveland, 1982-1983; director ethnic and folk arts programs, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, 1983-1987; assistant deputy director, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, 1987-1989; curator of education, Museum American Folk Art, New York City, 1989-1990; curator of education, American Craft Museum, New York City, 1990-1992; program coordinator, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York City, since 1992.