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Elizabeth A.Sackler Center for Feminist Art

Hestiaea

Flourished circa 250 B.C.E., Alexandria, Egypt

Although none of her writings are extant, we know of Hestiaea through the Greek geographer Strabo (64/64 B.C.E.–circa C.E. 23). She was a literary scholar who wrote a treatise on Homer’s Iliad and engaged in debates with other Alexandrian scholars on the geographic location of Troy.

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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