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The Art of the Sister Chapel - Exemplary Women, Visionary Creators, and Feminist Collaboration (Paperback)
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The Art of the Sister Chapel - Exemplary Women, Visionary Creators, and Feminist Collaboration (Paperback)
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The Sister Chapel (1974-78) was an important collaborative
installation that materialized at the height of the women's art
movement. Conceived as a nonhierarchical, secular commemoration of
female role models, The Sister Chapel consisted of an eighteen-foot
abstract ceiling that hung above a circular arrangement of eleven
monumental canvases, each depicting the standing figure of a heroic
woman. The choice of subject was left entirely to the creator of
each work. As a result, the paintings formed a visually cohesive
group without compromising the individuality of the artists.
Contemporary and historical women, deities, and conceptual figures
were portrayed by distinguished New York painters-Alice Neel, May
Stevens, and Sylvia Sleigh-as well as their accomplished but less
prominent colleagues. Among the role models depicted were Artemisia
Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, Betty Friedan, Joan of Arc, and a female
incarnation of God. Although last exhibited in 1980, The Sister
Chapel has lingered in the minds of art historians who continue to
note its significance as an exemplar of feminist collaboration.
Based on previously-unpublished archival materials and featuring
dozens of rarely-seen works of art, this comprehensive study
details the fascinating history of The Sister Chapel, its
constituent paintings, and its ambitious creators.
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