John Wilson, at 92; artist spurred by social realities. Obituary. Boston Globe, January 26, 2015. By Bryan Marquard . In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., stands a 3-foot-tall bronze bust of... Read full biography
John Wilson, at 92; artist spurred by social realities. Obituary. Boston Globe, January 26, 2015. By Bryan Marquard . In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., stands a 3-foot-tall bronze bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that is surely the most viewed creation of John Wilson, an artist who... Read full biography
John Wilson, at 92; artist spurred by social realities. Obituary. Boston Globe, January 26, 2015. By Bryan Marquard . In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., stands a 3-foot-tall bronze bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that is surely the most viewed creation of John Wilson, an artist who grew up in Roxbury and painted, sculpted, and made prints out of his home studio in Brookline for decades. Like much of his most important work, the bust brings viewers to the intersection of art and... Read full biography
John Wilson, at 92; artist spurred by social realities. Obituary. Boston Globe, January 26, 2015. By Bryan Marquard . In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., stands a 3-foot-tall bronze bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that is surely the most viewed creation of John Wilson, an artist who grew up in Roxbury and painted, sculpted, and made prints out of his home studio in Brookline for decades. Like much of his most important work, the bust brings viewers to the intersection of art and politics, of pure creativity and the desire to examine social injustice. Mr. Wilson, who was 92 when he died Thursday evening in his Brookline home, pursued that path since he was a boy on Roxbury's streets, learning to sketch and honing a... Read full biography
John Wilson, at 92; artist spurred by social realities. Obituary. Boston Globe, January 26, 2015. By Bryan Marquard . In the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., stands a 3-foot-tall bronze bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that is surely the most viewed creation of John Wilson, an artist who grew up in Roxbury and painted, sculpted, and made prints out of his home studio in Brookline for decades. Like much of his most important work, the bust brings viewers to the intersection of art and politics, of pure creativity and the desire to examine social injustice. Mr. Wilson, who was 92 when he died Thursday evening in his Brookline home, pursued that path since he was a boy on Roxbury's streets, learning to sketch and honing a burgeoning talent that eventually would place his paintings and sculptures in the Museum of Fine Arts and far beyond. "... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (19)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
African American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1994
San Antonio Museum of Art
67 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art
1986
Chetham, Charles; David Grose
312 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Art: African American
1978
Lewis, Samella
246 pages (color)
Art & Ethnics Background for Teaching Youth in a Pluralistic Society
1977
Grigsby, Eugene Jr.
147 pages
Two Centuries of Black American Art (Exhibition catalog)