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Muriel Castanis was an American sculptor known for her public art installations of fluidly draped figures12. She was born Muriel Brunner on September 27, 1926, in New York City, the youngest of six children, and was raised in Greenwich Village1.Castanis attended New York's High School of Music and Art but did not begin her art career until 1964 at the age of 38, when she was self-taught1. Her image is included in the iconic 1972 poster "Some Living American Women Artists" by Mary Beth Edelson1. Castanis died on November 22, 2006, at the age of 80 from lung failure in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was survived by her husband George Castanis and their four children1.Castanis's works are featured in several galleries and public places around the United States, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla., the library at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and the I.B.M. Corporation Atrium in Atlanta2. One of her notable public works is the "Corporate Goddesses," a series of twelve statues depicting female figures standing 12 feet tall and located along the edge of the roofline of an office building in San Francisco1.Castanis was known for her unique method of laying an epoxy-soaked cloth over a mannequin built of plastic foam2.

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(Muriel Castanis is in upper right. See DOT.) 

In this poster mockup referencing Leonardo da Vinci’s painting The Last Supper, Edelson collaged over the faces of Jesus and his disciples with those of her friends and idols, including artists Alma Thomas, Yoko Ono, Faith Ringgold, Agnes Martin, and Alice Neel. According to Edelson, she had “the double pleasure of presenting the names and faces of many women artists, who were seldom seen in 1972 . . . while spoofing the male exclusivity of the patriarchy.” Aside from Georgia O’Keeffe in the role of Jesus, all the other women are randomly placed, and in a gesture of solidarity, Edelson opted not to have any of her peers in the traitorous role of Judas.

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