Right out of history: Judy Chicago's 'Dinner party'

For five years Judy Chicago and four hundred artists and researchers worked to create a tribute to women of spirit and accomplishment whose names have been ignored by history. Film-maker Johanna Demetrakos followed their progress towards a work of unprecedented scale and beauty.

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Credits

director

Johanna Demetrakas

producer

Thom Tyson

production company

Phoenix Films

Duration

01:15:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507115

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Women artists

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1980

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