I want to let you know about an important early film on Judy Chicago that has just been made available on DVD. Take a look at the website http://www.judychicagoandthecaliforniagirls.com for streaming video clips of Judy discussing her philosophy behind 'cunt imagery' that led to the Dinner Party, early performance art, and an authentic time capsule of early 1970's feminist art. As a cinema-verité documentary, the film offers an intimate view of Judy's earliest work as a teacher in her first, all-woman program at Fresno State College, and includes footage of such now well-known artists as Suzanne Lacy, Faith Wilding, and Vanalyne Green.
About the film, Judy's biographer Gail Levin said, "Judy Chicago & the California Girls" is a lively and engaging documentary on a significant moment in the history of feminist art and pedagogy. Filmmaker Judith Dancoff gets lots of credit for recognizing and preserving a unique moment in the history of American art."
"Judy Chicago & the California Girls" has screened has screened or is owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Armand Hammer Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Schlesinger Center at Radcliffe, Princeton University, Stanford University, Columbia University, campuses of the University of California, and numerous other institutions.
More information can be found at http://www.judychicagoandthecaliforniagirls.com. Feel free to contact me with any questions and enjoy the clips!
Judith Dancoff
California Girl Productions
463 Crane Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tel: 323/225-5633
Personal email:
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