The Dinner Party is a table set for 39 female guests of honor. Each place setting has a unique plate
The Dinner Party is a table set for 39 female guests of honor. Each place setting has a unique plate with vulvar form imagery, an embroidered runner executed in a style appropriate to the individual being honored, as well as handmade cutlery and a chalice. The Primordial Goddess setting, the first in Judy Chicago’s iconic artwork, celebrates female creator gods of the Paleolithic. On this theme, the coil around the letter “P” on the calfskin runner represents early baskets and pottery made by women. Posted by Rebekah PollockJudy Chicago (American, born 1939). Installation view of The Dinner Party, 1974-1979. Ceramic, porcelain, textile; triangular table, and detail of Primordial Goddess Place Setting, 1974-1979. Runner: Cotton/linen base fabric, woven interface support material (horsehair, wool, and linen), cotton twill tape, silk, synthetic gold cord, unborn calf skins, cowry shells, stone beads, fabric paint, thread Plate: Porcelain with overglaze enamel (China paint)1974-1979. Brooklyn Museum © artist or artist’s estate -- source link
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