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Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
Feminist Art Base: Judith Bernstein




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Judith Bernstein. Horizontal, 1973.

Description:
This piece was censored from the "FOCUS" exhibition in Philadelphia: "Woman’s Work- American Art 1974" at tthe Philadelphia Civic Center Museum that was curated by a five-woman jury that included Marcia Tucker, a curator at the Whitney Museum, Lila Katzen, sculptor, Cindy Nemser, an art critic and editor of the Feminist Art Journal, Adelyn Breeskin, National Collection of Fine Arts, and Anne D'Harnoncourt, Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art. The decision to censor the piece was made by John Pierron, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Civic Center and its Museum Curator, Marian Aguilera.

Medium:
Drawing

Tags:
Drawing, Censorship, Installation, masculinity

Judith Bernstein

Images
A.I.R. InstallationFive Panel VerticalHorizontalAnthurium Thru Venus, A Thru VSignature PieceThe Dance (After Matisse)Male/Female

Location
New York, NY
United States

Contact
P.O. Box 1045, Knickerbocker Station
New York, NY 10002
United States
judithbernsteinart@mac.com