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Myra Albert Wiggins

Photographer, painter, and poet, Myra Albert Wiggins (1869-1956) was born in Salem, Oregon. Today, she is best known for her photography. As an early 20th century photographer, Wiggins was recognized by Alfred Steiglitz and her photograph, The Forge, hung in the office of George Eastman of the Eastman Kodak Company.

Educated at the Arts Student League in New York City, she studied with Wiliam Merritt Chase, George DeForest Brush, and Williard Metcalf.

In her biography of Wiggins, Carole Glauber states, Myra Wiggins invented her life. She did so with an uncanny speed that might have left others breathelss.

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