(1919-2000) Houston modernist Dorothy Hood was mentored in Mexico by Juan Orozco. She studied at Rhode Island School of Design and the Art Students League of New York. She lived in Houston with her husband, Bolivian composer, Velasco Maidana. Her work is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and many others. Hood was the subject of the 1985 documentary Dorothy Hood: the Color of Life.
Dorothy Hood, Haiti, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Color of Being/ El Color del Ser: DOROTHY HOOD (1918-2000) Art Museum of South Texas
Kindred Spirits Without Categories: Nevelson and Hood in Houston
The enigmatic legacy of Dorothy Hood, Houston Chronicle
Discovering Dorothy Hood, Texas Monthly
Obituary, LA Times
“The idea that I was totally absorbed in something outside of myself made me become myself.” ~Dorothy Hood
“I don’t mind [the painting] being disturbing. I think that’s a compliment in a way. I don’t want to disturb people but on the other hand, if they stick with it maybe they can accomplish something by being a little disturbed.” ~Dorothy Hood
