Art
Original artwork signed by artist Judy Chicago
- Item Number
- 105
- Estimated Value
- 10000 USD
- Sold
- 2200 USD to forreal
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Oasis for Girls (tax ID 943213100b) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
Judy Chicago
The Creation of Life - an unfinished work, 1982
ink, sepia ink and embroidery thread on orange fabric
signed and dated (lower right corner)
14 x 24 inches
Framed. As-is condition. Click here to see hi-res photos.
Judy Chicago is a feminist art pioneer whose retrospective was to be featured at the de Young Museum in Spring 2020 (postponed to 2021 due to shelter-in-place). In 2018, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People and a Most Influential Artist by Artsy. In 2019, she received the Visionary Woman Award from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. She is represented by Jessica Silverman Gallery in San Francisco and Salon 94 in New York.
Between 1980–1985, Judy Chicago designed dozens of images on the subject of birth and creation to be embellished by needleworkers around the United States, Canada, and as far away as New Zealand. Formatted into provocative exhibition units which included both needlework and documentary materials, these works toured the United States and Canada, and were eventually placed by Through the Flower in numerous institutions, where they are on public view or used as part of university curricula. Chicago sent out questionnaires asking women about their experiences with the birth process and created needlework canvases based upon the responses. She advertised for needleworkers who were willing and able to complete the work on the canvases in their homes with guidance provided by Chicago through correspondence, phone calls, and occasional review sessions. Much of the information provided in the written documentation was excerpted and used in the documentation panels in exhibitions and in the book, The Birth Project.
The artist's most well known work is The Dinner Party, which is permanently installed in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. The Dinner Party celebrates the accomplishments of women throughout history and is widely regarded as the first epic feminist artwork.
For more information, please visit her SFMOMA profile or JudyChicago.com.
Item Special Note
Item can be shown in person--please email jwana@sfoasis.org to arrange. Winner must pick up artwork at Oasis for Girls office in San Francisco before December 15, 2020.
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