The Man Has Left the Moon Tonight. He Trains Some Beams upon the Face of Gladys Atlas in these Woods; Heads of Cabbage - Heads of State
Date
1974
Artist
Donald Roller Wilson, American, b. Houston, Texas, 1938
Provenance
The artist, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to 12 May 1976
Gift of Senator and Mrs. Dale Bumpers, 1976
Exhibition History
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "1975 Biennial Exhibition," 20 January-9 April 1975, no. 128, ill.
DAVID FINDLAY GALLERIES, New York. "Donald Roller Wilson," 20 November-12 December 1975, no. 4, ill.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Acquisitions: 1974-1977," 25 March-24 July 1977, unnumbered checklist.
[UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ART GALLERY, Grand Forks. 21 February-10 March 1978.]
UNIVERSITY GALLERY, MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY. "An Invitational Exhibition of Monumental Art by Southern Artists," 18 October-27 November 1981, no. 51.
LOUISIANA ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER, Baton Rouge. "A Strong Night Wind: The Art of Donald Roller Wilson," 22 September-30 December 2001. TOUR: ARKANSAS ART CENTER, Little Rock, 18 January 2002-3 March; WEST VALLEY ART MUSEUM, Surprise, Arizona, 29 March-24 May.
Published References
COE, RALPH T. "Donald Roller Wilson: The Other Side," Arts 50/3 (November 1975), p. 88; colorplate p. 89.
WILSON, DONALD ROLLER with Ralph T. Coe (foreward). The Dreams of Donald Roller Wilson (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1979), pp. 8, 12, 80; colorplate p. 81.
WILSON, DONALD ROLLER. Interview with Mary Lynn Kotz, Art News (5 January 1985), p. 45-46.
WILSON, DONALD ROLLER with Carrie Fisher (intro) and Robin Williams (comments). A Strong Night Wind: Donald Roller Wilson (New York: Wright Press, 1994), colorplate. pp. 82-83; p. 84.
PRICE, ANNE. "Fantastic Fantasy," The Advocate, Baton Rouge (16 September 2001), "Magazine" section, p. 18.
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School
American Eccentrics
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Senator and Mrs. Dale Bumpers, 1976
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
76.91
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
57 3/8 x 69 in. (145.5 x 175 cm)
