Background
Smith, Merilyn Roberta was born on July 24, 1933 in Tolley, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Robert Coleman and Mathilda Marie (Staael) Smith.
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Merilyn Roberta Smith
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Bachelor, Concordia College, Minnesota, 1953. Master of Arts, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1956. Master of Fine Arts, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1966.
Career
Teacher, Badger (Minnesota) High School, 1954;
instructor in art, Valley City (North Dakota) State Teachers College, 1957, 58;
instructor in art, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1967;
assistant professor art, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1969;
associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1977-1991;
professor, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1991-1993;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, since 1993;
represented by, Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago. Counselor Lutheran Student Center, U. Iowa, 1959-1965, research assistant in printmaking, 1960-1965. Owner, director James House Gallery, Oshkosh, 1972-1977.
Director Allen Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 1975.
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Membership
Member Winnebago History Society, Oshkosh, since 1987.
