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240: 138: 25: 586:. Published at Studio Tipografico, Rome, by Forum Gallery, New York. 1970. 55 reproductions, no text except Gillespie's short introduction: "Too many words have been written about art and artists. I have decided that this book should consist of reproductions alone." (Rome. January, 1970) 344:, and by adding imaginary elements. In his later work, Gillespie abandoned his early fascination with creating hyper-realized realistic imagery, instead focusing on a looser and more expressive style. He often combined media in an unorthodox way to create shrine-like 643: 640:, with links to color images of works by Gillespie in various museums, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum 497: 340:, often with a fantastical element. Many of his early works were made by painting over photographs cut from newspapers or magazines, transforming the scenes through photographic 631: 374:. Prior to his conviction, Vincent Gillespie had waged a lengthy legal battle against his stepmother to gain control of his father's paintings. 688: 317:
Gillespie had his first solo show in 1966, at the Forum Gallery in New York. In 1970 he returned to the United States, where he settled in
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has at least fourteen works by Gillespie in its collection (see external links).
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Gillespie became known for meticulously painted figurative paintings,
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Gillespie was found dead by his second wife, Peggy, in his studio in
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page with bio and information on two works by Gillespie in the
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as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1994.
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In December 2022, Gillespie's son, Vincent, a resident of
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A Unique American Vision: Paintings by Gregory Gillespie
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Gillespie with self-portrait in his Rome studio, c. 1969
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Gillespie with self-portrait in his Rome studio c. 1969
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Keyes, Donald D.; Belz, Carl; Carr, Rani M. (1999).
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