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Embroidering our Heritage : The Dinner Party Needlework
Embroidering our Heritage The Dinner Party Needlework Author:Judy Chicago, Susan Hill In this brilliant and innovative book, Judy Chicago has created a unique work of art that interweaves images and words. Incorporating beautifully hand-drawn pages derived from the Dinner Party needlework, Chicago continues the saga of the creation of The Dinner Party, which symbolizes the history of women in Western Civilization. Chicago--with S... more »usan Hill, who provided the needlework background--explains the iconography of the elaborately embroidered runners, shares the creative process in a frank and real way, and provides information abut the detailed technical processes involved. Stunning examples show how needlework techniques were reclaimed from the past and transformed into an incredible demonstration of women's lost history. This needlework, as important a part of Chicago's conception as her china painted plates, is a fascinating reminder of the richness of women's heritage that The Dinner Party so aptly expresses.« less