An electrifying tribute to the unique journey of Gladys Nilsson, a pioneer of
Hairy Who current. Spanning five decades and featuring 100 plates in
color, this magnificent volume is the most complete monograph to date of
Chicago painter Gladys Nilsson (born 1940). Although Nilsson is more
known for her watercolors, which she began exhibiting in the mid-1960s.
and as an original member of the Hairy Who, she devoted much of her time
of his career in acrylic painting. This monograph begins with his
paintings on panel and plexiglass from the 1960s, then examines his paintings
on canvas from the 1970s, including the very large work Dipped Dick: Adam and
Eve after Cranach after Cranach, where the title characters are surrounded by a
menagerie of cavernous plants and animals. The book ends with its
recent paintings, very lively, which are full of characters. As described
Nilsson, "I draw a big character, but this character always needs
of another character, and these two characters need a third to
interact. And then, before I know it, the whole space is teeming.”
