From the Archive

Womanhouse announcement, 1972. The Getty Research Institute, Gift of Rolf G. Nelson, 2010.M.38.6. Courtesy of Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
On View at the Getty Center: Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics 1950-1980
In 1971, Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro established the Feminist Art Program at CalArts. However, the school was under construction and did not have studio space available yet. Undeterred, they began by working with the students on Womanhouse, a project in which a dilapidated mansion in Hollywood was converted into a space for installations and performances exploring women’s domestic space. Womanhouse was open for a month in February 1972.
Works of Art
-
In Mourning and In Rage media performance at Los Angeles City Hall, December 13, 1977, Suzanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz-Starus. Gelatin silver prints documenting the event by Susan Mogul. 7 15/16 x 10 3/16 in. The Getty Research Institute, Lawrence Alloway Papers, 2003.M.46. Photo courtesy of Susan Mogul