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Sewing B
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Jennifer Maestre.
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BRAvarotti: an Uplifting Tribute
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Pamela Finer.
Artist statement: "The recent untimely passing of Luciano Pavorotti brought memories of my own father, who lost his life at only 70 years old, as a result of pancreatic cancer. It was my mother, the… -
Chicks Rule
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Linda Devine.
Artist statement: "Mother of six, former Philly girl has been happily living in the Pioneer Valley for over a decade. 'Chicks Rule' was my opportunity to pay homage to all the amazing… -
Right on Target
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Kathleen Morawiec.
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Horton Hears a (W)hooter
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Heather Davis.
Artist statement: "I live in Western Mass with my partner and our children, and I work as a women's health nurse practitioner. I loved making this bra and creating something playful for such… -
Slight Fetish
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Lisa Duval.
Artist statement: "This was wickedly fun!" -
Blue Period
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Kathleen Casey.
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Corset for an Amazon Warrior (for Ma)
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Jacquelyn Lucchesi.
First place
Artist statement: "My mother died of breast cancer at age 60. I've lined this corset with lace from her wedding dress. I wish she was still alive to wear this piece." -
Breast in Show
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch.
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"Coca-Cola" Corset
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Carolyn Clayton.
Tied for Third Place
Artist statement: "Carolyn graduated from Northampton High School in '05 and is attending Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Art. She is an aspiring… -
Underwire's Dream #2
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Barbara Cymrot.
Artist statement: "What an honor to create an Art Bra in celebration of organizations assisting survivors of breast cancer. Friends of mine have walked/are walking this path. Celebrating their… -
Excali-Bra
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Susan Zachary.
Honorable Mention
Artist statement: "Together we can fight the Demon." -
Let Li-BRA-ty Ring
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: MaryAnn Delp.
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A-bra-ham Lincoln
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Elaine Woodhouse.
Artist statement: "I live in Seattle, Washington where I design rubber art stamps and work as a metal artist. I moved to the United States in 1982 from England. I designed this piece in memory of… -
Refraining From Restraining
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Sue Haszar.
Honorable mention
Artist statement: "I'm a black and white portrait photographer, but have been making sculpture for 8 years. As I get older, I like to think of not having to wear a bra… -
Persephone: Underworld-Underwire
Format: Mixed media sculpture.
Creator: Ingrid Shockey.
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Mother Ginger and Polchinelles, The Nutcracker, Act II
Format: Hand-colored silver gelatin photographic print.
Creator: Maurine Sutter.
Mother Ginger and Polichinelles from The Nutcracker Act II.
Performed December 1990 with Melissa Johnson as Mother Ginger.
Hand Tinted Silver Gelatin Print by Maurine Sutter
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The Nutcracker, "Arabian" Act II
Format: Silver gelatin photographic print.
Creator: Maurine Sutter.
The Nutcracker, "Arabian" Act II
Silver Gelatin Print by Maurine Sutter
Date performed: December 1989
Dancers: Tara Keating and Christian Burns -
The Nutcracker, "Kissy Doll" Act I
Format: Silver gelatin photographic print.
Creator: Maurine Sutter.
The Nutcracker, "Kissy Doll" Act I
Silver Gelatin Print by Maurine Sutter
Date performed: December 1989
Tara Keating - "Kissy Doll"
Party scene children & parents:… -
Pas de Quatre
Format: Silver Gelatin Photographic Print, Hand Tinted.
Creator: Maurine Sutter.
"Pas de Quatre"
Hand Tinted Silver Gelatin Print by Maurine Sutter
Date Performed: March 1991
Staged by Gail Collins
Dancers left to right: Madeleine Zwart (Mt. Holyoke College),…