In the library at the UALR Bowen School of Law, over 150 pieces of an installation that hung in offices across main campus has finally been brought together again.
Dorothy Gillespie’s Cantata Domine and Fiesta Baroque were originally purchased for and installed in the University Conference Center in downtown Little Rock. They were donated to the University about five years ago with the stipulation that they would be displayed together when the opportunity presented itself, according to assistant gallery curator Nathan Larson.
Larson and Brad Johns installed the metal pieces over a three-day period, using wall space on three levels of the Bowen library to display the movement inherent in Gillespie’s work.
Gillespie, 85, was born in Roanoke, Va. She studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Md., then moved to New York City where she studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17. Gillespie’s career in art spans over 50 years during which time she has created, exhibited, and sold her art work nationally and internationally.
Cantata Domine and Fiesta Baroque express the movement, energy, and vision that are inherent at the Bowen school, Dean John DiPippa said.
“We’re very proud to be able to bring such a dynamic series of pieces together in our library,” DiPippa added. “These works will enrich our students’ experience and infuse the space with a renewed vitality.”