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Barbara Zucker’s Art Revisits the Wet Nurse

JL;DR SUMMARY Barbara Zucker's latest art exhibition and accompanying book, "The Second Oldest Profession: The Wet Nurse, Revered and Reviled," delve into the historical and cultural complexities of wet nursing. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FeminismArt ExhibitionBreastfeedingFeminist ArtBarbara ZuckerWet NurseFemale BodyAbstract SculptureHistorical RolesDuane Thomas Gallery

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Gina Zucker is a writer and adjunct professor of creative writing and literature at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn."

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