I've actually been in touch in the past with the Brooklyn Museum's tech guru Shelley about just this article, and possible collaboration on the 1,038 related women's biographies :) If you're not in touch with her already, of course I'd be glad to introduce you. Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi folks, The article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party - which is about the artwork by feminist artist and writer Judy Chicago, has some issues. The issues lie in the "lists" that cover all the women featured in the installation. I'm in the process of a research project about the piece and the controversy of the exhibition (...gotta get that master's) and I'm going to start rewriting Chicago's biography while on winter break. While I am very busy right now, I am seeking volunteers who might have interest in evaluating how the list of women on Dinner Party article can be better developed. Perhaps a separate page called "Women represented in The Dinner Party" or a chart that is placed on the artworks own page. But, as you can see, this list is rather poor and not the most pleasant on the eyes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party#Women_represented_in_the_plac… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party#Women_represented_on_the_cera… I'd prefer people to take action, over just sharing ideas with me right now (sorry to be bossy, but, I trust you!). So BE BOLD and let's make that list as wonderful and visually appealing as the artwork itself! Anyone who can lend a hand will receive the Archives of American Art Barnstar (since Judy Chicago is represented in the archives collection, where I served as Wikipedian in Residence)! Thank you gender-gap comrades, Sarah -- Sarah Stierch Consulting Historical, cultural & artistic research & advising. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.sarahstierch.com/ _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

To be honest, I have my doubts as to the value of creating fancy charts about the installation (and the women it names). There's more value in ensuring each has a quality article than there is in focusing on their representation in this one art piece. Gotta admit, though....I remember seeing this in the early 1980s, and I came away thinking that women artists were just as obsessed with female genitalia as male artists. Risker/Anne I have put the two lists into three columns to improve readability and to reflect the arrangement of the art work but I agree with Risker - any detailed effort should go into the articles themselves.

On 6 December 2011 15:58, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap