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THE DINNER PARTY: A SYMBOL OF OUR HERITAGE
by Chicago, Judy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good Plus Dustjacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1979. 1st Edition(s). Hardcover. Near Fine in Good Plus Dustjacket. Quarto. Black cloth-covered boards with ever-so-slight rubbing to corners -- hardly noticeable. Decorated endpapers. Dustjacket shows some shelfwear and chipping, particular to spine caps. Groundbreaking work in Feminist art which "transforms the idea of the dinner party into a work of unprecedented beauty and scope. A monumental sculpture, THE DINNER PARTY is a symbolic history of women's achievements and women's struggles told through. thirty-nine china-painted plates and elaborately embroidered runn ers which cover an open triangular table. Each setting is devoted to a mythical or historical female and represaentes her accomplishments or her legendary powers. A 'Heritage Floor' made of 2,300 porcelain tiles bears the names of 999 other women -- chosen from all countries, periods, and fields of endeavor..." (front flap).
Written and Illustrated by Judy Chicago. Designed by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.
Written and Illustrated by Judy Chicago. Designed by Sheila Levrant de Bretteville.
Synopsis
A preeminent artist, author, feminist, and educator, Judy Chicago’s work and life have been devoted to expanding women’s presence in the arts and in art history. Her art is frequently exhibited in the United States and internationally. The Dinner Party is her best-known work.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86502
- Title
- THE DINNER PARTY: A SYMBOL OF OUR HERITAGE
- Author
- Chicago, Judy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good Plus Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition(s)
- Publisher
- Anchor Press/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Feminist Art, Women's Studies.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Quarto
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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