Museums – New York City

In 1951, Wilson penned his “Manifesto For Post-Modern Art”, a copy of which is reproduced here.  This Manifesto is held in the Library at New York’s famed Museum of Modern Art.

In addition, in 1945 and 1946, Wilson was issued permits by the Metropolitan Museum of Art pursuant to its Copyist Program in the Fifth Avenue New York City location to reproduce original Rembrandt paintings.  Although we do not know at this time how many paintings Wilson copied, we do know that there were at least two that were reproduced in the Museum.

The first painting is Rembrandt’s “Self Portrait”:

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam) Self-Portrait, 1660 Oil on canvas; 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (80.3 x 67.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.618) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/437397
LEFT: Winslow Wilson Copy of Original
April 1946
Oil on board; 27″ x 32″.
RIGHT:  Original Rembrandt
Self-Portrait, 1660
Oil on canvas; 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The second painting is Rembrandt’s “Herman Doomer”:

LEFT: Winslow Wilson Copy of Original
January 1945
Oil on board; 22″ x 30″.
RIGHT: Original Rembrandt
Herman Doomer – 1640
Oil on wood Dimensions:29 5/8 x 21 3/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York