Gilbert Brown Wilson
Gilbert Brown Wilson | |
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| Born | March 4, 1907 |
| Died | January 16, 1991 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Indiana State University, Chicago Art Institute, Yale University |
| Known for | painting, murals |
| Movement | social 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.