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ID: 500017827

Record Type: Person

Wilson, Ellis (American painter, 1900-1977)

Note: A graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, Wilson worked as an interior decorator and a commercial artist. He was particularily fascinated by Haiti, which is reflected in his paintings.

Names:
	Wilson, Ellis (preferred,V,index,LC)
	Ellis Wilson (V,display)

Nationalities:
	American (preferred)
	African-American

Roles:
	artist (preferred)
	painter

Gender: male


Birth and Death Places:
	Born: Mayfield (Graves county, Kentucky, United States) (inhabited place)

Events:

active:

New York City (New York state, United States) (inhabited place)

List/Hierarchical Position:

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Persons, Artists

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Wilson, Ellis (I)

Biographies:


	(American painter, 1900-1977) ..... [BHA Preferred] (artist, 1899-1977) ..... [GRL]

Sources and Contributors:

Ellis Wilson ........	[VP]
..........................	Lewis, African American Art and Artists (2003) 75

Wilson, Ellis ........	[BHA Preferred, GRL Preferred]
............................	BHA, Authority file (1973-)
............................	Library of Congress Authorities database (n.d.) n 99255289

Subject: ........	[BHA, GRL, VP]
....................	BHA, Authority file (1973-)
....................	Cederholm, Afro-American artists (1973)
....................	Lewis, African American Art and Artists (2003) 75-76; 75
....................	Library of Congress Authorities database (n.d.)
....................	New York Public Library, Catalog of Art & Architecture (1975)
....................	NY Times obit.
....................	Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Kunstler (1980-1986)


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Lewis, African American Art and Artists (2003) 75-76

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