Spirit of Roy and Roy

1973

John Wilson

Artist, American, 1922 - 2015

John Wilson

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored crayon and charcoal on two sheets of paper

  • Credit Line

    Avalon Fund and Gift of the family of John Wilson in honor of Shelley Langdale

  • Dimensions

    sheet (each): 195.9 × 108.27 cm (77 1/8 × 42 5/8 in.)
    framed (each): 195.9 × 108.27 × 2.86 cm (77 1/8 × 42 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.27.4.a-b

  • Series Title

    Young Americans

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of John Wilson


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist; purchased by NGA, 2022

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jubilee: Afro-American Artists on Afro-America, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in cooperation with the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, 1975-1976.

1976

  • Boston Visual Artists' Union Group Show, Government Center, Boston, 1976.

2015

  • John Wilson: The Young Americans, Martha Richardson Fine Art, Boston, 2015.

Inscriptions

a) "Wilson 1973" lower left composition.
b) "Wilson 1973" lower right composition.

Markings

(unknown/not visible; object is framed)

Watermarks

(unknown/not visible; object is framed)


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