Patty Muschinski
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Patty Muschinski (Oldenburg) (1935), also Patty Mucha, is a poet, writer, and artist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and lives in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont.[1] Muschinski was named Patsy Muschinski at birth and was later baptized as a Catholic, "Patricia, Patricia Joan."[1] Her grandfather's name was Mucha, which he changed to Muschinski, her maiden name.
Muschinski was born to parents who worked as farmers, and she had two brothers, Joseph and Ralph.[1] She moved from Milwaukee to New York in the 1950s, where she taught herself how to sew her own clothes, since the size she needed (petite) was not available.[1] Her brother, Joseph, was an artist in high school and encouraged her to paint.[1] Today, she farms, writes, and paints in Vermont near St. Johnsbury.[2]