Woman Dancing at the Beach
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Woman Dancing at the BeachEntry/Object ID
2024.12.65Description
Poster of a woman dancing at the beach (photo by Noel (Giordano) Furie), superimposed with Audre Lorde's poem, Now (1974).Artwork Details
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PaperSubject Person or Organization
Audre Lorde, Noel FurieContext
Noel Giordano (born Noel Seymour in 1944) changed her name post-divorce to Noel Furie and was a part of the Bloodroot Collective. The Bloodroot Collective, a feminist-lesbian work collective formed in 1977, grew out of a women's cooperative exchange hosted by Selma Miriam in her Westport, Connecticut, home between 1975 and 1976. The collective opened Bloodroot, a vegetarian restaurant and feminist bookstore, at 85 Ferris Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, in March 1977. Bloodroot is named after a native northeastern wildflower whose root system supports several vertically furrowed blooms, each stamen independent yet fundamentally connected, a system reflected in the collective's organization. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents to confronting all forms of injustice and oppression.Collection
Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant and BookstoreCategory
Poster