Nine Fragments from the Delta Venus

Judy Chicago's Nine Fragments from the Delta of Venus is an erotic series of nine prints adapted from excerpts of her friend and mentor Anais Nin's Delta of Venus. In a postscript, Nin noted that she wanted to upend the traditional forms of erotica written from a male perspective, which was devoid of sufficient depictions of a woman’s particular sensuality. Chicago reimagined excerpts of Nin's text as a visual representation of women’s experiences, fantasies, and desires.

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DSC08128 22 13228 Study 1 Fradgments from the Delta of Venus DSC08142 23 13229 Study 2 Fradgments from the Delta of Venus DSC08140 24 12911 Study 1 for She Clasped the Penis like a Mouth DSC08005 25 13191 Study 2 for She Clasped the Penis Like a Mouth DSC08077 26 13192 Study 3 for She Clasped the Penis like a Mouth DSC08148 27 13193 Study 4 for She Clasped the Penis like a Mouth DSC08015 28 13194 Study 5 for She Clasped the Penis like a Mouth DSC08003 29 13195 Study 6 She Clasped the Penis Like a Mouth DSC08001 30 13211 Study 1 for Watching Her DSC08183 31 13212 Study 2 for Watching Her DSC08043 32 13213 Study 3 for Watching Her DSC08049 33 13214 Study 1 for Taking Off Her Panties DSC08130 34 13216 Study 1 for Suckling at the Nipples DSC08180 35 13215 Study 2 for Sucking at the Nipples DSC08126 36 13220 Study 1 for Like a Giant Cat DSC08133 37 13221 Study 2 for Like a Giant Cat DSC08134 38 13222 Study 3 for Like a Giant Cat DSC07993 39 13223 Study 4 for Like a Giant Cat DSC08136 40 13224 Study 5 for Like a Giant Cat DSC08047 41 13225 Study 1 for Female Gaze DSC08052 42 13226 Study 2 for Femal Gaze DSC07992 43 13227 Study 3 for Female Gaze DSC08144 44 13231 Study 1 for They Were Caressing Each Other with their Eyes DSC08174 45 13232 Study 2 for They Were Caressing Each Other with their Eyes DSC08091 46 13233 Study 3 for They Were Caressing Each Other with their Eyes DSC08093 47 13234 Study 4 for They Were Caressing Each Other with their Eyes DSC08095 48 13235 Study 5 for They Were Caressing Each Other with their Eyes DSC08097 49 13236 Study 6 for They Were Caressing Each Other with Their Eyes DSC08065 50 13237 Study 7 for They Were Caressing Each Other with Their Eyes DSC08068 51 13238 Study 8 for The Were Caressing Each Other with Their Eyes DSC08124 52 13239 Study 9 for They Were Caressing Each other with Their Eyes DSC08073 53 13240 Study 10 for They Were Caressing Each Other with Their Eyes DSC08007 54 13150 Study 1 for Her Sex was like a Giant Hothouse Flower 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Over His Face DSC08156 70 13161 Study 6 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC08119 71 13196 Study 7 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC07975 72 13197 Study 8 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC07973 73 13198 Study 9 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC07971 74 13199 Study 10 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC07977 75 13200 Study 11 for She Crouched Over His Face DSC08158 76 13162 Study 1 for The Flesh Walls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC08058 77 13163 Study 2 for The Flesh Walls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC08055 78 13164 Study 3 for The Flesh Walls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC08162 79 13165 Study 4 for The Flesh Walls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC08160 80 13206 Study 5 for The Fleshwalls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC07981 81 13207 Study 6 for The Fleshwalls Moved Like Anemones DSC08041 82 13208 Study 7 for The Fleshwalls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC08045 83 13287 Study 9 for The Fleshwalls Moved Like Sea Anemones DSC07979 84 13166 Study 1 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08083 85 13167 Study 2 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08081 86 13168 Study 3 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08166 87 13169 Study 4 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08168 88 12382 Study 5 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08196 89 13187 Study 6 for He Parted the Opening Seeking the Tongue DSC08172 90 13170 Study 1 for She Had Never Caressed a Woman DSC08070 91 13171 Study 2 for She Had Never Caressed a Woman DSC08190 92 13172 Study 3 for She Had Never Caressed a Woman DSC08176 93 13173 Study 1 for She Kissed it like some Marvelous Fruit DSC08079 94 13174 Study 2 for She Kissed it like some Marvelous Fruit DSC08099 95 13175 Study 3 for She Kissed it Like Some Marvelous Fruit DSC08178 96 13176 Study 4 for She Kissed it Like Some Marvelous Fruit DSC08170 97 13177 Study 5 for She Kissed it like Some Marvelous Fruit DSC08071 98 13178 Test Proof for She Kissed it like some Marvelous Fruit DSC08011 Judy Chicago - Study 1 fo His Breath was like 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