Dorothy Gillespie papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gillespie, Dorothy, 1920-2012
label: Names
content: International Women's Art Festival (1975)
label: Names
content: Women's Interart Center (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1978 and 1981 by Dorothy Gillespie.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gillespie, Dorothy, 1920-2012
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dorothy Gillespie papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Dorothy Gillespie measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1963 to circa 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of Gillespie and her artwork, printed material, professional activities file, and writings and notes.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothy Gillespie (1920-2012) was a painter and sculptor in New York City, New York and Florida. She was the co-coordinator of the Women's Interart Center, where she also spent time as an artist-in-residence. Gillespie is known for her colorful metal sculptures, some of which were created for Epcot at Walt Disney World.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-circa 1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gilldoro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and sculptor Dorothy Gillespie measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1963 to circa 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence relating partly to the International Women's Art Festival of 1975, photographs of Gillespie and her artwork, printed material, professional activities file, and writings and notes.