Complex sentence: Kyra Markham (1891--1967) was an actress, figurative painter and printmaker who took part in the Federal Arts Project and created works of social realism that documented American life in the 1930s.
Split into simpler sentences: Kyra Markham (1891--1967) was an actress, figurative painter and printmaker. She took part in the Federal Arts Project and created works of social realism that documented American life in the 1930s.