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Ana Mendieta, The Iowa Years: A Critical Study, 1969 Through 1977, Julia P. Herzberg
Ana Mendieta, The Iowa Years: A Critical Study, 1969 Through 1977, Julia P. Herzberg
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This dissertation investigates the artistic development of Ana Mendieta (born Cuba, 1948; died United States, 1985) from 1969 to 1977 when she lived in Iowa City, attended the University of Iowa, worked as an art teacher, and established herself as an artist. Mendieta is known for her early performance pieces and earth-body sculptures. From the late 1980s her work has been increasingly included in the contexts of feminist art history, performance, photography, work in nature, body art, self-representation, Cuban art, and transcultural identity. Collected by major museums throughout the United States, her work has begun to be included in surveys …