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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Cresilla




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Cresilla

The correct spelling of this name is KRESILAS.

Kresilas, a Greek sculptor active in the fifth century B.C., was actually a man and was mistakenly included in the The Dinner Party.

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Last updated March 21, 2007.
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