JUDY%20CHICAGO

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JUDY CHICAGOSTHE DINNER PARTY

• A FEAST OF GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS

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JUDY CHICAGO

• tikkun olam
• to heal or repair the world
• Jewish concept Judys parents believed deeply
  in this.
• Her family taught her that money was unimportant.
  Ideas and changing the world is what counts!
• I had been raised with the notion that everyone
  has an obligation to make a contribution to
  better our world, and that such a commitment
  leads to a meaningful and valuable life.
• - Judy Chicago

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JUDY CHICAGO

• Wanted to learn about herstory
• Late 1960s, began researching the history of
  women
• having the obligation of using my talent on
  behalf of teaching womens history through art.
  
• - Judy Chicago

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JUDY CHICAGO

• THE DINNER PARTY

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979

• It took 5 years to create!
• Most well-known work
• Subject of womens history
• Collaboration Hundreds of people helped to
  create it! (wanted to be involved with changing
  history)
• Seen by more than 1 million viewers!
• 16 exhibitions across 6 different countries!

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979
ENTRY BANNERS

• 6 woven banners welcoming visitors to The
  Dinner Party
• The Entry Banners contain phrases inspired by a
  poem written by Judy about her vision of an
  equalized world, where womens history and
  viewpoints are fully recognized.

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979
ENTRY BANNERS

• 1. Chicago painted the images and selected the
  thread colors.
• 2. Then, she transferred her designs to graph
  paper, creating cartoons
• (patterns weavers use).
• The cartoons were then attached to the back of
  the warped looms.
• The banners were woven at the San Francisco
  Tapestry Workshop by trained weavers.

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979
ENTRY BANNERS

• Chicago was inspired to use Renaissance pictorial
  weaving when she discovered that women were
  prohibited from working on the high-warp (or
  vertical) looms during that time period.

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979

• And She Gathered All before Her
• And She made for them A Sign to See
• And lo They saw a Vision
• From this day forth Like to like in All things
• And then all that divided them merged
• And then Everywhere was Eden Once again

ENTRY BANNERS
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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979

• An enormous banquet table in the shape of an
  equilateral triangle
• Equilateral triangle - early sign for women,
  ancient symbol for goddesses
• Equilateral form the vision for an equalized
  world

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979

• The artwork measures 48-feet on each side.
• There are a total of 39 place-settings on an open
  triangular table.
• The table appears to float on a triangular floor
  consisting of 2,300 porcelain tiles.

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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979

• The guests of honor are represented by a
  14-inch china-painted plate with a central design
  based on the butterfly.
• The plate sets on an embroidered runner done in
  the needlework of the womans time period.
• Each place setting is created in a style
  appropriate to the woman being honored.
• Each place setting includes a ceramic chalice,
  flatware and embroidered napkin.

PLACE SETTINGS
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THE DINNER PARTY1974-1979The Heritage Floor

• The Heritage Floor includes the names of 999
  women who have made a mark on history.
• The names are grouped around the place settings
  according to similarities in achievements.

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The Dinner Party1974-1979

• 2007 Permanently housed at the Brooklyn Museum
  in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist
  Art
• This has helped Judy to achieve her long-held
  goal to stop the erasure of womens
  achievements!!!