Judy Chicago's: The Dinner Party: A Tour of the Exhibition

Duration: 45

Creator: THROTFLThrough the Flower

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Views and discusses Judy Chicago's artwork titled "The Dinner Party," which consists of 39 place settings, each of which represents a woman of achievement in Western civilization, on a triangular table that rests on a porcelain floor containing the names of 999 other women of achievement. Contains film footage from "Right Out of History: The Making of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party" by Johanna Demetrakas. Narrated by Judy Chicago, who explains the different design choices for some of the individual place settings, which use many traditionally feminine arts, such as embroidery and porcelain painting. Acknowledges the contributions of hundreds of people in this massive work.