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Elizabeth A.Sackler Center for Feminist Art

Nossis

Flourished circa 310 B.C.E., Locri, Italy

A follower of Sappho, the poet Nossis lived around 310 B.C.E. in the southern Italian city of Locri. Twelve of her epigrams (short witty poems) survive, and their chief subjects are women, goddesses, childbirth, and children.

Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). <em>The Dinner Party</em> (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
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

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