Martin Luther King, Jr.

2002

John Wilson

Associated Names
John Wilson

Artist, American, 1922 - 2015

James Stroud

Printer, American, born 1958

Center Street Studio

Publisher

The image is an artistic portrait showing the upper body of a person. The person is facing forward with a serious expression. They are wearing a suit jacket and have closely cropped hair. The background is plain and lightly textured.

Media Options

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G29

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching, hardground etching, aquatint, spitbite aquatint with scraping and burnishing on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the family of John Wilson in honor of President Barack Obama

  • Dimensions

    plate: 90.81 × 75.88 cm (35 3/4 × 29 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 113.67 × 77.47 cm (44 3/4 × 30 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.15.1

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of John Wilson

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2016, gift of the family of John Wilson.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: AP; lower right: Wilson '02

Markings

chop of Center Street Studio, Milton, Massachusetts: [image of shell]

Wikidata ID

Q77016171

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