Mary Wollstonecraft’s life—from her support for women’s education to her groundbreaking treatise “A
Mary Wollstonecraft’s life—from her support for women’s education to her groundbreaking treatise “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” and her death after giving birth to Mary Shelley—are presented on her runner using stumpwork, an almost cartoonish technique for creating three-dimensional embroidery. Among scenes from a life of activism, Chicago includes small allusions to the domestic sphere. Apples, birds, flowers, and needlepoint stand in for the trivial lifestyle expected of 18th century women, and the environment that dismissed their accomplishments.Posted by Isabella Kapur Judy Chicago (American, born 1939). Mary Wollstonecraft Place Setting, 1974-1979. Runner: Silk satin, cotton/linen base fabric, woven interface support material (horsehair, wool, and linen), cotton twill tape, silk, synthetic gold cord, felt padding, braid, buttons, lace, kid leather, ribbons, feathers, suede leather, silk, paint, silk thread. #BrooklynMuseum © artist or artist’s estate ⇨ Mary Wollstonecraft, Gridded Runner Drawing from The Dinner Party, 1975–76. Ink and mixed media on vellum, 56 x 30 in. (142.2 x 76.2 cm). Collection of Lawrence Benenson. © 2017 Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. (Photo © Donald Woodman) -- source link
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