ID: 700009237 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009237	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Dinner Party (installation (visual work); Judy Chicago (American, born 1939); banners by San Francisco...; 1974-1979; Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada); 2002.10)

Note: Icon of 1970s feminist art, centerpiece around which the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is organized. The Dinner Party comprises a massive ceremonial banquet, arranged on a triangular table with a total of thirty-nine place settings, each commemorating an important woman from history. The names of another 999 women are inscribed in gold on the white tile floor.

Titles:

Dinner Party (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

installation (visual work) [300047896] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

mixed media works (preferred)

Creation Date: 1974-1979

Creator Display:

Judy Chicago (American, born 1939); banners by San Francisco Tapestry Workshop (American tapestry studio, 1977-1985); tile floor by China Boutique (American art studio, 20th century) [preferred]

studio San Francisco Tapestry Workshop (American tapestry studio, 1977-1985) Extent: embroidery [500404024]

designer Chicago, Judy (American painter, sculptor, born 1939) Extent: design [500045890]

studio China Boutique (American art studio, 20th century) Extent: base [500404025]

Locations:

Current: Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, Delaware county, New York state, United States) [500267611] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2002.10

Credit Line: Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation

Display Materials: ceramic, porcelain, textile: 6 woven banners; 3 tables; 39 place settings, 2,300 porcelain tiles

	place settings [300227297]
	.......(Objects Facet, Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name), object groupings, <object groupings by general context>, sets (groups))

	banners [300195679]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), information artifacts, <information artifacts by function>, <declaratory and advertising artifacts>)

	tapestry (process) [300061981]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, textile processes and techniques, <textile construction processes and techniques>, textile weaving processes and techniques)

	dining tables [300039648]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, support furniture, tables (support furniture), <tables by function>)

	chalices (liturgical vessels) [300194762]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, ceremonial containers, liturgical containers, liturgical vessels)

	utensils for consuming food [300200039]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by context>, culinary equipment, <culinary equipment for serving and consuming food>)

	firing (technique) [300053887]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, temperature-related techniques)

	pottery glazing (process or technique) [300195111]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, pottery techniques, pottery decorating techniques)

	napkins (culinary textile) [300216644]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by context>, culinary equipment, <textiles for culinary use>)

	embroidering [300053653]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, textile processes and techniques, <textile working processes and techniques>, <needleworking and needleworking techniques>, needleworking (process))

	plates (general, dishes) [300042991]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, culinary containers, <containers for serving and consuming food>, <vessels for serving and consuming food>, dishes (vessels for food))

	carving (processes) [300053149]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

	porcelain painting (image-making) [300387202]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <painting and painting techniques>, painting (image-making))

	runners (furniture coverings) [300204934]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, coverings and hangings, <coverings and hangings by specific type>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, <coverings and hangings for furniture>, <coverings and hangings for storage and support furniture>)

	tile flooring (flooring) [300014867]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, building materials, finishing (building material), flooring)

	porcelain (material) [300010662]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material))

Dimensions: 576 × 576 in. (1463 × 1463 cm); each banner: 1.68 x 1.07 m; each table: 14.63 m long on each side; each runner: 129 x cm

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	modern American [300018115] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Americas| The)

General Subject:

genre (preferred,aboutness)

allegory

installation (isness)

Specific Subjects:

	dinner party [300417829]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, parties (events)) (AAT)

	history (discipline) [300054394]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, <history and related disciplines>) (AAT)

	feminism [300055786]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <culture and related concepts>, culture-related concepts, <cultural movements and attitudes>) (AAT)

	women (female humans) [300025943]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: performance art or installations

Sources and Contributors:
Dinner Party	........ [VP]
	........ Brooklyn Museum [online] (2009-) accessed 30 January 2017

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Brooklyn Museum [online] (2009-) accessed 30 January 2017

....................... Gerhard, The Dinner Party (2013) 1-2

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Brooklyn Museum [online] (2009-) transcribed, accessed 18 May 2018
	..... Gerhard, The Dinner Party (2013)