Judy Chicago/ Feminist sensibilities have long made her work controversial

From: The Gazette | Date: September 23, 2001| Author: The Gazette; Mark Arnest | Copyright information

Judy Chicago came to the attention of America's art world with her monumental piece "The Dinner Party," a 48-foot triangular table in which each of 39 place settings pays homage to a different historic woman or goddess.

This 1979 installation made Chicago the closest thing to a feminist art celebrity that the United States has ever had, at a time when feminism was a more controversial issue than it is today. Its sheer size, along with the finesse and detail with which it was crafted,...

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