Franklin Furnace was once the largest collection of artist books in the United States and remains an important historical establishment for the still largely ignored artist book medium.
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This exhibition highlights the stages of Wilson’s creative contributions (with the use of Franklin Furnace as all were archived there) within the context of early feminist and socially engaged studio practice as well as her dissemination of the work of like-minded individuals through the endorsement of Franklin Furnace.
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Martha Wilson’s signature performance work is political satire, impersonating First Ladies Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and Second Lady Tipper Gore.
Woodrow Wilson | Harold Wilson | Pete Wilson | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Martha's Vineyard | Martha Stewart | Brian Wilson | Wilson | Martha Argerich | Edmund Wilson | Martha Graham | Owen Wilson | James Wilson | Martha Wainwright | Wilson Pickett | Teddy Wilson | Richard Wilson | William Julius Wilson | Paul Wilson | Martha | John Marius Wilson | Jackie Wilson | Cassandra Wilson | Steven Wilson | Martha Washington | Gahan Wilson | Wilson Phillips | Carl Wilson | Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) | Mount Wilson Observatory |
Prominent in this important lineage of artists are Claude Cahun, Eleanor Antin, Martha Wilson, and Cindy Sherman.