Madwimmin Books
Image ID: ART130
Sculpture depicting the interior and exterior of a feminist bookstore based on Madwimmin Books in Alison Bechdel's comic series Dykes To Watch Out For. Two figures representing the characters Mo and Jazeena stand among bookshelves and displays. The walls feature posters and buttons, and a bulletin board displays miniature articles and clippings about the lesbian community in Northampton and Amherst in the 1980s, whose bookstores inspired this work. A dog and bicycle wait on the sidewalk outside.
Purchased by the Trustees of Forbes Library, 2022
Purchased by the Trustees of Forbes Library, 2022
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
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| Title |
Madwimmin Books
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| Subject |
bookstores
lesbian community comic strips dioramas |
| Description |
Sculpture depicting the interior and exterior of a feminist bookstore based on Madwimmin Books in Alison Bechdel's comic series Dykes To Watch Out For. Two figures representing the characters Mo and Jazeena stand among bookshelves and displays. The walls feature posters and buttons, and a bulletin board displays miniature articles and clippings about the lesbian community in Northampton and Amherst in the 1980s, whose bookstores inspired this work. A dog and bicycle wait on the sidewalk outside.
Purchased by the Trustees of Forbes Library, 2022 |
| Creator |
Abraham, Judith, b. 1946
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| Date |
2014
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| Relation |
Inspired by the comic "Dykes to Watch Out For" by Alison Bechdel
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| Format |
mixed media diorama. 16" H x 46.5" W x 32" D
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| Type |
Object
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| Identifier |
ART130
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Citation
Abraham, Judith, b. 1946, “Madwimmin Books,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives, accessed May 6, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5785.