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"Judy Chicago's first autobiography tells the story of the first 35 years of her life. Spanning from her childhood, in which her father, a radical leftist, died when she was a teenager, through her college career and adult life as an artist, Chicago discusses the difficulties she faced as a female artist. Chicago is candid about love, sex, art, and feminism. The book was written only two years before Chicago created her most famous installation, The Dinner Party."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- artist
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Jew
Gender/Class story?
- woman's story
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- American (west coast)
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Jew
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Desert?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Century:
- 1960's-1970's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- wicked men
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot in color 11-15
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 51-75% of book
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