Did You Know Your Mother Had A Sacred Heart?

© Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
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Did You Know Your Mother Had A Sacred Heart?

United States, 1975-1976
Collages
China-paint and pen work on porcelain, embroidery on silk and wood
Each panel unframed: 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (45.09 x 45.09 cm); base: 56 x 40 x 20 in. (142.2 x 101.6 x 50.8 cm); each panel framed: 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50.17 x 50.17 cm); cloth: 115 x 20 in. (292.1 x 50.8 cm); fringe: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Gift of Mary Ross Taylor (M.84.89a-e)
Modern Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Gioni, Massimiliano, Gary Carrion-Murayari, and Margot Norton, editors. Judy Chicago: Herstory. New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2023.
  • A Focus on California:  Selections from the Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.