Dorothy Walker (critic)

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Dorothy Walker (January 16, 1929 - December 8, 2002) was an Irish art critic and a vocal champion of abstract modernism in Ireland. 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. 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.

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• Princess Grace Library short biography
• Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith (2003) Dorothy Walker 1929-2002. CIRCA 103.
• Dorothy Walker (1997) Modern art in Ireland. Dublin: Liliput, ISBN 1-874675-96-1.
• (14 December 2002). A huge influence on Irish art. Irish Times (Obituaries)