The Art of Ellis Wilson

by Albert F. Sperath

" From the tobacco fields of western Kentucky to the streets of Harlem, from the Gullah Islands off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts to the all-black republic of Haiti, painter Ellis Wilson (1899-1977) examined the scope and depth of black culture. One of Kentucky's most significant African American artists, Wilson graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He spent five more years in the city before moving to New York, where he lived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813109809
• ISBN13: 9780813109800
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"