Judy Chicago
American feminist artist who created The Dinner Party.
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Born Judith Sylvia Cohen on July 20, 1939, the artist known as Judy Chicago creates large collaborative installations that explore women's historical and cultural roles, focusing on themes of birth and creation.[1] Time magazine's 2018 list of the world's 100 most influential people included Chicago.[2]
Life and work
Her father came from a 23-generation lineage of rabbis but became a labor organizer and Marxist, and his liberal views influenced Chicago's values.[3] She legally changed her name to Judy Chicago to free herself from male-dominated stereotypes.[4] She co-founded the Los Angeles Woman's Building in 1973 with Arlene Raven and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.[5] Her first book, Through the Flower, was published in 1975.[4]
She married photographer Donald Woodman in 1985.[6] Drawing lessons at the Art Institute of Chicago began when she was three years old.[7] A Bachelor of Fine Arts was awarded to her in 1962, and she subsequently earned a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA in 1964.[8][9] Her debut solo exhibition took place in 1965 at Los Angeles's Rolf Nelson Gallery.[4]
In 1970, she started teaching at Fresno State College and established what is recognized as the first feminist art program in the United States.[10][11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chicago, "Institutional Time: a critique of studio art education", The Monacelli Press, LLC, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hapak, "The 100 Most Influential People in the World", 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Felder and Rosen, p. 279.; Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 305.; Felder and Rosen, p. 279.; Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 306.; Felder and Rosen, p. 279. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Chicago, "Illustrated Career History". facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Woman's Building records, 1970–1992", Archives of American Art; "Judy Chicago", SFMOMA (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chicago, "Illustrated Career History" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Felder and Rosen, p. 279.; Wydler and Lippard, p. 5.; Wydler and Lippard, p. 5.; Cooke, "The art of Judy Chicago", The Guardian, 3 November 2012; Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 306.; Felder and Rosen, p. 279. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 311 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Felder and Rosen, p. 279. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Broude, "The power of feminist art: the American movement of the 1970s, history and impact", Harry N. Abrams, 1996 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Judy Chicago" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 317.; Levin in Bloch and Umansky, p. 318. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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