World Chess Hall of Fame
February 15 - September 15, 2024
Donna Dodson: Match of the Matriarchs and other Amazonomachies is the first solo exhibition by a female artist hosted by the World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF). The show, which centers on women’s stories, women’s lives, and their place in the history of chess, includes Dodson’s monumental, life-sized chess set Match of the Matriarchs, which contains 32-large scale wooden sculptures representing all-female representations of cephalopods battling cetaceans.
The exhibition also showcases eight additional “amazon” sculptures depicting historical, literary, and mythological female heroes including figures from Mulan and Black Panther; a minotaur; Tomyris, a queen of Turkey; references to an aunt; Cybele; and Lakshmibai, a queen of India.
Free
Visiting Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday - Friday: 10 am - 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
Venue:
World Chess Hall of Fame
4652 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, MO