Ms. Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” isn’t new, in fact its over 30 years old! I stumbled upon this article entitled “Ms. Chicago, Party of 39? Your Table’s Ready in Brooklyn” celebrating its permanent home in the Brooklyn Museum. The article can be found in the Feb. 1, 2007 edition of the New York Times by Robin Pogrebin. “The Dinner Party” is a triangular shaped table which has 39 dinner settings for prominent female figures throughout history. Each setting includes a goblet, eating utensils, a decorative table runner and an elaborate plate (again vulva inspired, or butterfly). Ms. Chicago did this as a way of reclaiming women’s history. Since this was such a large piece, it took a lot of help, and encompassed the work of many artists. What I love about this project was that it was inspired by painting china, and as Ms. Chicago states she wanted to “tell a woman's story through a woman's craft.” This is the idea of promoting "herstory" instead of "history," as "history" was documented by men who left out women's experiences and accomplishments.
I have enclosed some videos for you to look at. The first is from a clip from the documentary of the making of “The Dinner Party,” and the second is more recent which shows all of the place settings at the Brooklyn Museum.
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I think that this is a spectacular way to display the various achievements of those thirty nine women. The plates are very intricately made, as well as the cloth beneath. It is all very beautiful, and this is such a great idea. The second video was fun because you could see what the real thing looks like in the Brooklyn Museum. I found it interesting that it was a man doing the video and interpreting the feminist ideas behind it. He was quite knowledgeable about many of the pieces and showed them well to the camera. Having many of the ceramic plates vulva inspired was shocking and a cause for debate when this display was originally created, but is now a popular form of feminist art and is widely accepted. The time it must have taken to fulfill this work of art is unimaginable. So much thought and care was put into each piece honoring a famous and extraordinary woman. Great find, Lindsey
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