biography of Muriel Pargh TUROFF (1904-c.1983)

Birth place: Odessa, Russia

Addresses: Riverdale 71, NY; Coral Gables, FL

Profession: Sculptor, painter, craftsman

Studied: NAD; Art Students League New York; Pratt Inst; Univ Colo.; Am. A. Sch.

Exhibited: Syracuse Mus Art, NY, 1945-46; AAUW travelng exh., 1946-47; Mus Natural Hist, New York, 1958; N.Y. Soc. Ceramic A., 1948-55; N.Y. Soc. Craftsmen, 1948-55; Jewish Mus., N.Y., 1957-58; Cooper Union Mus, New York, 1960; Lowe Mus Beaux Arts, Miami, Fla, 1968; YM-YWHA, Miami, Fla 1971. Awards: Blue ribbon for best in show, Blue Dome Art Fel, 1966; second prize, YM-YWHA, 1971.

Member: N.Y. Soc. Ceramic A.; N.Y. Soc. Craftsmen; Artists Equity Asn; Fla Sculptors; Blue Dome Art Fel (treas, 1964-68); Am Craftsmen's Coun; Fla Craftsmen.

Work: Smithsonian Inst Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; Jewish Mus, New York, NY.

Comments: Preferred Media: Metals, Enamels. Teaching: Instr., Henry Hudson Day Camp, 1943; Instr art & ceramics, Riverdale Neighborhood House, New York, 1943-47; Kingsbridge Veteran's Hospital, 1944-45; instr ceramics in occup ther, Vet 72. Publications: Auth, How to Make Pottery, Crown, 1949.