Meigs, Mary

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MEIGS, Mary

MEIGS, Mary. American/Canadian, b. 1917. Genres: Autobiography/ Memoirs. Career: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, instructor in English, 1940-42; painter, with solo shows in the Boston area, New York, and Montreal, 1950-88; writer. Cast member in film The Company of Strangers, National Film Board, 1990. Publications: Lily Briscoe: A Self-Portrait, 1981; The Medusa Head (autobiography), 1983; The Box Closet, 1987; In the Company of Strangers, 1991; The Time Being, 1997. Died 2002.