Seated Man

Signed and dated 1973, l.r.
Black pastel and ink on paper
32 x 27 inches

Note:
The sitter is Morgan White, a high school friend of the artist's oldest daughter Becky. This drawing is a study for Wilson's over life-sized bronze Father and Child Reading, Roxbury Community College, Roxbury.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist

Exhibited:
[currently on view]: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson Boston: February 8 - June 22, 2025, New York: September 20, 2025 - February 8, 2026

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