The Dinner Party
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The Dinner Party is a landmark feminist art installation by Judy Chicago that features an elaborate ceremonial banquet table honoring women’s history and achievements.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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feminist art installation ⓘ mixed-media installation ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | landmark of feminist art ⓘ |
| artist | Judy Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | self-initiated by Judy Chicago ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Judy Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
women’s achievements
ⓘ
women’s history ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Brooklyn Museum
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ various museums worldwide ⓘ |
| genre | feminist art ⓘ |
| hasLanguageElement | names inscribed on the heritage floor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
heritage floor
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place settings ⓘ triangular banquet table ⓘ |
| honors |
historical women
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mythological women ⓘ symbolic female figures ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| influenced | later feminist installations ⓘ |
| location | Brooklyn Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialsUsed |
china painting
ⓘ
metal ⓘ needlework ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| medium |
ceramics
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embroidery ⓘ porcelain ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| movement | second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Judy Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfContributors | over 400 volunteers ⓘ |
| numberOfFloorNames | 999 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlaceSettings | 39 ⓘ |
| permanentExhibitionStart | 2007 ⓘ |
| productionMethod | collaborative art project ⓘ |
| shape | equilateral triangle ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | women excluded from traditional historical narratives ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical scholarship
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feminist theory discussions ⓘ |
| tableSideLength | approximately 48 feet per side ⓘ |
| theme |
feminist historiography
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gender equality ⓘ reclamation of women’s contributions to history ⓘ |
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