Judy Chicago
American·b. 1939
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Judy Chicago (born 1939) is an American feminist artist, author, and educator whose work addresses women's roles in history and culture. Born Judith Sylvia Cohen in Chicago, she studied at UCLA and became a pioneering figure in the feminist art movement of the 1970s.
Her most famous work, The Dinner Party (1974-79), is a monumental installation featuring a triangular table set with 39 elaborately crafted place settings honoring women throughout history, from ancient goddesses to Georgia O'Keeffe. The piece, which involved over 400 collaborators, is permanently installed at the Brooklyn Museum. Chicago also established the first feminist art education program at Fresno State College.
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About Judy Chicago
The Dinner Party (1974-79) is a triangular banquet table with 39 ceramic place settings honoring women throughout history. It involved 400+ collaborators and is permanently installed at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
The Dinner Party is at the Brooklyn Museum. Other works appear at MoMA, LACMA, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.
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