Study for Elizabeth R. from "The Dinner Party"
Object Label
This study for Elizabeth R., or Queen Elizabeth I (British, 1533–1603), shows Chicago’s early idea to embroider a sentence around each woman’s plate. She eventually shifted away from this literal encapsulation of the subject’s history, moving to more symbolic representations articulated in embroidered runners; this change is among the reasons the project expanded from a solitary endeavor to one that required a workshop of collaborators. To support ongoing work on The Dinner Party from 1974 to 1979, Chicago traveled the U.S. on promotional speaking engagements, selling her early studies and test plates to raise funds. As a result, there are few extant studies from this early stage in the work’s development; this study for Elizabeth R. is a rare exception.
Caption
Judy Chicago American, born 1939. Study for Elizabeth R. from "The Dinner Party", 1975. Prismacolor on paper, sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (29.2 × 36.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Susana Torre, 2017.20. © artist or artist's estate
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Artist
Title
Study for Elizabeth R. from "The Dinner Party"
Date
1975
Medium
Prismacolor on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (29.2 × 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Susana Torre
Accession Number
2017.20
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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