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Wilson, May (American sculptor, painter, and collagist, 1905-1986)
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Note: Originally from Baltimore, Wilson spent the first part of her life as a suburban housewife. At 42, she committed herself to becoming an artist, enrolling in correspondence classes in fine art and art history. She produced paintings during this period, reflecting the Modernist influence of Cezanne and his followers. In 1956 the artist’s son, author and critic William S. Wilson, introduced his mother to the artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995). The exchange between the two help Wilson to develop her practice further into collage and assemblage works. In 1966, after the end of her marriage she moved to New York City to reside in the Chelsea Hotel. Her work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum, The Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. |
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Johnson, Ray |
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(American painter, draftsman, and performance artist, 1927-1995) [500006906] |
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Willenbecher, John |
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(American sculptor and painter, born 1936) [500021360] |
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(American sculptor, painter, and collagist, 1905-1986) ..... [VP Preferred]
(American sculptor, b.1905) ..... [BHA]
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