Study for "Native Son"

Signed Wilson and dated 1945, l.r.
Conté crayon on paper
23-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches

Note:
This drawing is a study for John Wilson's 1945 lithograph of the same title, a depiction of Bigger Thomas from Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son

Provenance:
The artist
Private Collection

Exhibited:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in collaboration with The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Roxbury, Dialogue: John Wilson/Joseph Norman, July 21 – December 3, 1995

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