Gilbert Brown Wilson

Gilbert Brown Wilson
Born(1907-03-04)March 4, 1907
DiedJanuary 16, 1991(1991-01-16) (aged 83)
Nationality United States
EducationIndiana State University, Chicago Art Institute, Yale University
Known forpainting, murals
Movementsocial realism

Gilbert Brown Wilson (1907–1991), best known as "Gil Wilson," was an American painter known for his large-scale murals, including his 1935 murals in Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Much of his later life was dedicated to depicting Herman Melville's Moby Dick. In 1955 a short film using this body of artwork won a Silver Reel Award at the Venice Film Festival.