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Liza Kirwin is Interim Director of the Archives of American Art, a position she previously held from 2011 to 2013. She has also served as Southeast regional collector, curator of manuscripts, and deputy director. She is the author of numerous books and articles that convey the intrinsic value and immediacy of primary sources. Liza earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Liza Kirwin explores an early and important exhibition of Ruth Asawa's sculptures, held at Ankrum Gallery in 1962.