- Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith (2003) Dorothy Walker 1929-2002. CIRCA 103.
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Dorothy Walker | |
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| Born | Dorothy Cole 16 January 1929 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 8 December 2002 (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Art Critic |
| Nationality | Irish |
Dorothy Walker (16 January 1929 – 8 December 2002) was an Irish art critic and a vocal champion of abstract modernism in Ireland.
Born Dorothy Cole in Dublin in 1929 to the owner of a fruit and vegetable business, living in Mountjoy Square, Dublin, and educated in the Dominican Convent Wicklow and École du Louvre in Paris she was a co-founder of the occasion modern art exhibition Rosc and a board member and even an interim director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. She was married to architect Robin Walker with whom she had five children.[1] After her death the museum held an exhibition in her honour, featuring work by artists, such as Patrick Scott and Sean Scully who she particularly favoured. Her books include a rare but much admired discussion of contemporary Irish art.[2][3]
