Judy Cohen Chicago Prints and Multiples

In the present work, Judy Chicago turns the subject of the female nude on its head: from the Renaissance though the twentieth century in Western art, the female nude was a favorite s...

the words: "Human beings are not the only creatures who kiss" create a canopy over the main creatures. Judy Chicago created this six run, eleven color lithograph in an edition of 95 on Blue Pescia paper (paper size is 22 x 18 in). Reference Tamarind 19-325. The Tamarind chop is on lower left and printer's chop on lower right.. It is signed by Chicago on lower right. This summer, feminist icon, artist, writer, and educator Judy Chicago was in the workshop collaborating with Master Printer Valpuri Remling on a special edition for the Collectors Club. The eleven-color lithograph she created brings attention to impending species extinction, and continues her extensive work in printmaking. Chicago has spent her career bringing visibility to subjects that are not widely represented in the history of art. Internationally known for The Dinner Party, an epic installation comprised of a banquet of ceramic table settings honoring influential women in Western civilization, Chicago has worked tirelessly to highlight the social and cultural contributions of women. Now 80 years old, sporting brilliant purple hair and enjoying broad critical recognition and major museum exhibitions, Chicago has achieved a new level of art celebrity status. She is utilizing this hard-earned platform to focus attention around species extinction. Tamarind’s newly released Collectors Club edition pays tribute to the North American prairie dog...

A personal anecdote from Troy Seidman: In my childhood home, in the laundry room, were two exhibition posters from the AGO. One was for Van Gogh's "Irises" and the other was Ju...