Background
Portis-Winner, Irene was born on April 7, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Henry R. and Jane (Oransky) Portis.
Portis-Winner, Irene was born on April 7, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Henry R. and Jane (Oransky) Portis.
Bachelor, Radcliffe College, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1967.
Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1962-1963; research associate, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1968-1971; research fellow, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1982-1979; lecturer, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1972, 74-75; lecturer, Cambridge (Massachusetts) Adult Education Center, 1973; lecturer, Emmanuel College, Boston, 1975; associate professor, Emmanuel College, Boston, 1976-1979; associate professor, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1984-1989; professor, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, since 1989.
Fellow American Anthropological Association. Member American Ethnological Society, International Association forSemiotic Studies, American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, Semiotic Society American.
Married Thomas G. Winner, September 25,1942. Children: Ellen, Lucy.