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May Wilson    (American, 1905)

 May Wilson - Untitled (81) (Mixed Media) h: 11 x w: 7.9 in / h: 27.9 x w: 20.1 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (81)
 
 May Wilson - Untitled (bathtub) (Mixed Media) h: 4.9 x w: 5.3 in / h: 12.4 x w: 13.5 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (bathtub) 1966-1972
 
 May Wilson - Untitled (doll wrapped in gray fabris) (Mixed Media) h: 4.2 x w: 24 x d: 8.1 in / h: 10.7 x w: 61 x d: 20.6 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (doll wrapped in gray fabris)
 
 May Wilson - Untitled (Goya seated female) (Mixed Media) h: 5.5 x w: 3.5 in / h: 14 x w: 8.9 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (Goya seated female) 1966-1972
 
 May Wilson - Untitled (seated woman small book) (Mixed Media) h: 8.5 x w: 6.5 in / h: 21.6 x w: 16.5 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (seated woman small book) 1966-1972
 
 May Wilson - Untitled (Snowflake Series) (Mixed Media) h: 16 x w: 11 in / h: 40.6 x w: 27.9 cm
May Wilson
Untitled (Snowflake Series) 1965-1966
 
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Biography
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, September 29, 1905
Education: Self-taught, Correspondence Courses in affiliation with the University of Chicago.

Exhibitions
2001 “Ridiculous Portraits & Snowflakes”, Gracie Mansion Chelsea, New York, NY, November 29 – December 29, 2001
2001 “Rupture & Revision: Collage in America”, Pavel Zoubok, New York, NY, November 29, 2001 – January 5,2002
2001 “Play”, Pavel Zoubok, New York, NY, July - August
1998 ”Male”, Wessel and O’Connor Gallery, New York, NY January 18 – February 22, 1998 Organized by Vince Aletti
1990 'May Wilson, The New York Years,' Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY, November 8 - December 8, 1990
1985 'The Doll Show: Artists'-Dolls and Figurines', Hillwood Art Gallery, C.W. Post, Long Island -February 7, 1986. (Catalogue)
1973 'Sneakers,' Kornblee Gallery, New York, NY, July
1973 'Small Works: Selections from the Richard Brown Baker Collection of Contemporary Art,' Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, April 5-May 6 (Catalogue)
1972 Baltimore Museum, Baltimore, MD
1972 'Artists' Benefit for Civil Liberties,' Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY
1971 'The Image Bank Post Card Show,' Fine Arts Gallery, University of British Columbia, Canada, October 13-30
1971 Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC
1971 'May Wilson, Assemblages,' Gimpel and Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York, NY, December 7, 1971- January 7, 1972.
1970 'May Wilson,' Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit, MI
1970 'Human Concern/Personal Torment,' University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA January 20-March 1.
1970 'Whitney Museum Sculpture Annual 1970,' Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, December 12 1970-February 7 1971. (Catalogue)
1965 Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
1965 Baltimore Museum, Baltimore, MD
1965 Center Stage, Baltimore, MD
1965 Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit, MI
1965 20th Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA
1964 'Boxes by May Wilson,' Goucher College Center, Goucher College, Towson, MD, November.
1963 Johns Hopkins Medical Residence
1963 Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
1962 Towson College, Towson, MD
1962 Johns Hopkins University
1960 Origo Gallery, Washington, DC
1957 'Collages and Monoprints by May Wilson,' Peabody
1957 Hilltop Theater, Baltimore, MD
1957 Bookshop Gallery, Baltimore, MD, March 7- April 2.

Literature
Leslie Camhi, “May Wilson Sends Up Art and Herself: Late Bloomer, Village Voice, December 24, Vol. XLVI No. 51 pg. 73
Edith Newhall, “May In December”, New York Magazine, December 25, pg. 147
Holland Cotter, “Male,” New York Times, February 13, 1998 pg. E39
Mike Giuliano, “Feminist Manifesto: A Woman’s Self-Discovery Through Art,” Citypaper, Baltimore, Vol.19 No.22, May 31-June 7,1995
Jim Duffy, “Spotlight: Exhibits,” Baltimore Magazine, July 1995, pp. 36
Brooks Adams, “May Wilson at Gracie Mansion,” Art In America March 1991, pp. 134-139
Brooks Adams, “Grotesque Photography,” The Print Collector’s Newsletter, Vol.XXI No.6, January February 1991, pp. 206-211
Hiroko Tanaka, “May Wilson, a radical artist,” Art In New York, February 1991, pp.166-168
Donald Kuspit, “Tart Wit;, Wise Humor,” Artforum International, Vol.XXXIX No. 5, pg.93
Ruth Bass, “New York? New York!”, Art Talk, January 1991 pp.27
Manhattan Arts, December 1990 - January 1991, pp.29 George Beacon, “From a housewife to a recluse May Wilson to Frederick Fiebig,” The Arts Newspaper, London, November 1990, pp. 24
Elizabeth Gilbert, “An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe,” Downtown Express, Vol.4 No.26, November 21-27, 1990
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