Dorothy Gillespie

A New Book for Enjoyment and Posterity

Joyous, profound, gorgeous and intense, "Dorothy Gillespie" uses 50 large-scale color plates, 35 text illustrations and seven essays to condense this prominent artist's impressive body of work into an eye-popping display of what one critic called "visual music."

Gillespie's art is featured in many public spaces and also in many private, corporate and museum collections throughout the U.S. With insightful text and vivid photographs, this 160-page book (8-1/2" X 12") highlights the artist's fascinating life as a successful painter/sculptor, arts advocate, and transforming force in the women's art movement.

Whether picketing the Whitney Museum or curating women's art exhibitions, Gillespie has made her mark on art history, helping to open the art world to women artists. Entwined with historical accounts of her involvement in trend-setting art movements, including "environments" and "happenings," this book illuminates the life and times of a visionary artist whose "sculptured paintings" and "painted sculptures" have earned her well-deserved recognition as a major artist of our time.