Representative work by Mary Beth Edelson
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Mary Beth Edelson

1933–2021 · American

  • New York University
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • DePauw University
  • Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Mary Beth Edelson used collage, performance and ritual to challenge patriarchal art history and build alternative feminist genealogies. Her best-known work reimagines Leonardo’s Last Supper populated by women artists.

Performance; collage; photography

Major Works

  • 1972Some Living American Women Artists / Last Supper
  • 1973Woman Rising
  • 1970sGoddess Head series
  • 1976Death of the Patriarchy / A.I.R. Anatomy Lesson
  • 1970sWomanhouse-related projects
  • 1977Memorials to 9,000,000 Women Burned as Witches
  • 1970sStory Gathering Boxes
  • 1970sGoddess Rituals
  • 1970sCollective Comb
  • 1970sWoman Rising / Earth Works

Interviews & Writing

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