#JohnWilson is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 8 people shared 40 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is down 27% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 6 with 6 posts.

Posts with #JohnWilson

Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Gabrielle by John Wilson (American) - Colored crayon and charcoal on paper / 1975 - National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.) #womeninart #art #portrait #NationalGalleryofArt #CrayonArt #JohnWilson #artwork #portraitofawoman #womensart #crayon #AfricanAmericanArt #NGA #dignity #AfricanAmericanArtist

Throughout his career, American artist John Wilson documented the impacts of racism on Black communities and individuals with defiant power and dignity.

This portrait of Gabrielle (Wilson) shows the descendant of the artist sitting casually on a large wooden stool wearing dark shorts and a loose pink patterned shirt. Her gorgeous wavy shoulder length black hair matches her youthful beauty as she pulls her left foot up onto the stool and rests her left arm on it starting from the knee. Our focus is directed to Gabrielle thanks to the deep yellow wall and rough wooden floor background.

The piece is one one of several portraits from a series called “Young Americans,” which consists of multiple life sized murals Wilson made between 1972-1975. He wanted these murals to mirror teenagers, including his own children, whom he would often see hanging out together in his Brookline, Massachusetts home.

Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Wilson was one of Boston’s most esteemed artists. His work, made over the span of 60 years, continues to resonate with the persistent realities of disenfranchisement, racial prejudice, and social injustice.

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Chelsea Daniel

@chelsdaniel.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

John Henry 🖤 (DC: The New Frontier #3 - Darwyn Cooke, Dave Stewart, and Jared K. Fletcher) #JohnHenry #JohnWilson #DCTheNewFrontier #dccomics

After easily defeating members of the Ku Klux Klan, John Henry stands in front of a burning church with one of his mighty sledgehammers raised.

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Graham Rickson 🇮🇪

@grahamrickson.bsky.social

10 days ago

Here's my research for the main item in this week's column. "On Broadway" belonged to my grandad, who used to read a story from it every day. www.theartsdesk.com/class…. @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #guysanddolls #johnwilson #mahler #brahms @jkaconductor.bsky.social

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Neil Brand

@neilkbrand.bsky.social

4 months ago

Nice to see this repeated tonight. #BBCProms #Gershwin #JohnWilson www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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BBC Proms - 2024: John Wilson’s American Greats at the Proms

A glittering programme including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Barber’s Adagio for Strings, performed live at the Royal Albert Hall with the all-star Sinfonia of London.

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Chelsea Daniel

@chelsdaniel.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The Murder of John Henry ⚒️ (DC: The New Frontier #4 - Darwyn Cooke, Dave Stewart, and Jared K. Fletcher) #JohnHenry #JohnWilson #DCTheNewFrontier #dccomics

John Henry’s pre-vigilante life and subsequent murder at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan are detailed for the American people via a somber news report.

Individuals throughout the United States watch their televisions in somber silence as a news reporter shares details about John Henry’s life and brutal murder at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan.

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theartsdesk

@theartsdesk.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

★★★★★ #BBCProms #JonathanAasgaard #SinfoniaofLondon #JohnWilson - Kaleidoscopic #Respighi both caresses and raises the roof, with introspection in #Walton's Cello Concerto between Italian fireworks - review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/class….

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Graham Rickson 🇮🇪

@grahamrickson.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

Bumper edition this week, with EIGHT albums carefully dissected. Read on: www.theartsdesk.com/class…. @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #sinfoniaoflondon #johnwilson #chandosrecords #finzi #reicha #mahler #paavojarvi @jamesweeks.bsky.social @firsthandrecords.bsky.social

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Stacey

@tobehuman.bsky.social

5 days ago

John Wilson, a deadpan New Yorker who films strangers, narrates awkwardly, finds profound meaning anyway, now ponders the history of concrete, the review of which is just a charming read. #MovieSky #Documentary #JohnWilson www.newyorker.com/culture….

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“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World

John Wilson’s first feature, a whimsical personal documentary, reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of concrete: the most-often-used substance on Earth besides water.

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Steph Scythes: 1775-2025+ 💀☢️🇺🇸☣️💀 The American Devolution

@stephscythes.bsky.social

6 days ago

"... #JohnWilson 's idiosyncratic humor distinguishes “ #TheHistoryofConcrete” from a traditional issue-oriented reportorial documentary, allowing him to smuggle ideas inside entertainment and—he hopes—bring the film greater attention." apple.news/AjINt2eIvQXC...

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“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World — The New Yorker

John Wilson’s whimsical first documentary feature reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of the ubiquitous stuff of construction.

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@nikbogris.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

How To With John Wilson (2020) . My alternative poster for the TV series. . @nikbogris.bsky.social #HowToWithJohnWilson #Documentary #JohnWilson #绘画 #illustrator #draw #comedy #illustration #art #artwork #drawing #arts #painter #film #actors #artist #series #draw #tvseries #poster #NikosBogris

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Tamsin Lewis

@passamezzo.bsky.social

over 2 years ago

A #17thCentury playhouse song for this glorious spring weather... John Wilson: Love's Emblems From Beaumont and Fletcher's 1614 play, Valentinian. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9…. #earlymusic #earlymodern #earlymoderndrama #soprano #beaumont #fletcher #johnwilson #lute #viol #earlymusicensemble

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John Wilson: Love's Emblems

Love's Emblems: a song from Beaumont and Fletcher's 1614 play, Valentinian.Eleanor Cramer: sopranoRichard de Winter: baritoneSam Brown: luteAlison Kinder: ba...

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