Dorothy Cross

Dorothy Cross was an Irish artist, sculptor and photographer (born 1956). She was born at Cork.

Dorothy Cross in brief

Born
1956
Known for
artist, sculptor and photographer
Place of birth
Cork
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Recognition and collections

Work by Dorothy Cross is held by Tate, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and Artscape Nordland.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1425 to 2009.

Shark-Cow-Bathtub, dated 1993, held by Artscape Nordland. Saddle, dated 1993, held by Irish Museum of Modern Art. Beach at Cabasson (Baigne-Cul), dated 1891–92, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1983.513. Studio Window, dated c. 1930, aquatint in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.245. Les Champs Élysées, dated c. 1898, color lithograph on white japanese paper laid down on ivory imitation japanese paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1960.841. Christ Carrying the Cross, dated c. 1425, oil on panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1947.79. Antibes, dated 1907, watercolor, with black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.916. Three Men, Half-Length, dated 1895/1900, monotype in black ink on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.744. Certificates of proficiency, service, merit, etc, issued to Miss Waller by the Red Cross, dated 1912-1920, held by Wellcome Collection. Waller, Wathen Ernest, and his sister, Waller, Miss Dorothy, dated 1912-1944, held by Wellcome Collection. Nicholas Somers, merchant, appellant. Dorothy Goswill, widow, respondent. Et Ec̀ontra. The case of Mrs. Goswill respondent, in the original appeal, and appellant in the cross appeal, dated 1734, held by Wellcome Collection. Abortion politics : public policy in cross-cultural perspective / edited by Marianne Githens and Dorothy McBride Stetson., dated 1996, held by Wellcome Collection. [Dorothy Gray correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. [Dorothy Ashley, countess of Shaftesbury correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. Darwin : Royal Mail mint stamps / words: Dorothy Porter., dated 2009, held by Wellcome Collection. Come into the garden Maude., dated 2002, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Artscape Nordland: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Irish Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 42 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Cross, Dorothy, Oxford Art Online, 2017. Valentia: Dorothy Cross and Tom Cross' "Medusae", Circa, 2003. Dorothy Cross and the Art of Dispossession, Circa, 2005. Dorothy Cross, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May - July 1993, Circa, 1993. Dorothy Cross, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin February - March 1994, Circa, 1994. De l’avoir lieu à l’être-lieu : parcours dans l’œuvre de Dorothy Cross, Sillages Critiques, 2019.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Dorothy Cross studied at De Montfort University.

Membership is recorded of Aosdána.

Works named in the authority record are Shark-Cow-Bathtub.

Work by Dorothy Cross is recorded in the collections of Tate, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and Artscape Nordland.

Chronology

  1. 1425Christ Carrying the Cross (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1891Beach at Cabasson (Baigne-Cul) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1898Les Champs Élysées (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1930Studio Window (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1956Dorothy Cross born at Cork.
  6. 1993Shark-Cow-Bathtub (Artscape Nordland).
  7. 1993Saddle (Irish Museum of Modern Art).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Cross, Dorothy, Oxford Art Online, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Dorothy Cross and the Art of Dispossession, Circa, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Dorothy Cross, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May - July 1993, Circa, 1993

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Dorothy Cross, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin February - March 1994, Circa, 1994

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Valentia: Dorothy Cross and Tom Cross' "Medusae", Circa, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Dorothy Cross.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Dorothy Cross.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 42 works naming Dorothy Cross.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5298368: Dorothy Cross

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Dorothy Cross”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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