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Judy Chicago and The Dinner Party
In 1939 Judy Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois. Judy later changed her last name to Chicago to honor her birth place. ... She produced early inspiration and opened the door to the female art community throughout the 70’s with such art as Womenhouse, and The Dinner Party. Not much is known about Judy’s early life other than her education and that she always wanted to be an artist. ... As an undergraduate in one of Judy’s early classes at UCLA her professor tried to explain women’s contribution to art history, and stated that women didn’t make any contributions; most likely because that during those days women were, dare I say considered objects and weren’t given much creative freedom as they were expected to bare children, clean house and cook. Judy has proved this statement wrong through her art contributions and studies showcasing the women’s importance through her art installation The Dinner Party.
In the early seventies Judy became a founder and pioneer of the Feminist Art movement through the establishment of the Feminist Art program at California State University, Fresno and the California Institute of arts, where along with Miriam Shapiro the now famous Womenhouse was created. ... com)
Some of Judy’s other products are Birth Project (1985), Power Play (1986), The Holocaust project ( 1993), Resolutions, and Quilting Bee. ... Her most famous and well known project is The Dinner Party which I will discuss and examine.
The Dinner Party is a magnificent display of installation art created from 1974 to 1979. ... The Dinner Party is a large hollow table that is set for 39 people with an engraved porcelain floor with runners hanging under each plate.
Approximate Word count = 1343
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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