John Wilson's creative work spans 7 decades
BOSTON – From an early age, John Wilson’s parents encouraged him to explore his keen sense of artistic creativity. In 1922, Wilson was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Both of his parents were immigrants from British Guiana (present-day Guyana). Wilson first began drawing John Wilson's Father and Child (1990). at the Roxbury Boys Club. He would eventually study at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and he received a B.S. in Education in 1947 from Tufts University. For seven decades, Wilson’s drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures have focused on racial injustice. Wilson has embraced being an artist who embraces societal concerns. During his lengthy career, Wilson has become one of Boston’s most prolific artists. He was an art professor at Boston University from 1964 to 1986. One of Wilson’s most well-known sculptures is Father and Child (1990) . Located on the campus of Roxbury Community College, the Father and Child sculpture depicts a man and chi