Lot 1088
Ellis Wilson (American/Kentucky, 1899-1977), 'Nuns', c 1951, oil on masonite, signed lower left, 26in x 20 in., in a period frame E20000- 30000 Provenance: Gift of the artist to James Ligon, New York City, to current owner Painting listed and reproduced in Albert Sperath's catalogue raisonee The Art of Ellis Wilson exhibition catalogue, University of Kentucky Press, 2000, pages 44 and 77. Note: During World War II, the United States government built a segregated chapel for African American soldiers who had been wounded in combat Wilson was commissioned to create a painting for this chapel For this project Wilson painted the peaceful but visually striking image of three African American nuns in full habits After the war, the painting was returned to the artist because of the racial context of the painting. Reference: As told to current owner of the painting by James Ligon, New York City, 1990s.
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