Marsha Miro wrote art news for the

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in the late 20th century (from 1974 to 1995), a position she held for 21-years. She is also author of works on Ceramicist Robert Turner, the

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Gerhardt Knodel and painter Gordon Newton. A maker of

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on architecture, Miro has served the Cranbrook Educational Community as a historian of architecture. She writes for

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, American Ceramics,

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and

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. Miro is the founding director of the

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(MOCAD). Miro currently resides just outside

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, Michigan with her husband, Jeffrey. She is the mother of screenwriter

Doug Miro Doug Miro (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Miro studied screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and graduated with a degree in English from Stanford University. Life and career Miro's screenpla ...

, artist Darcy Miro and teacher Chelsea Miro.

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