COPYRIGHT RELEASES

Images
Lela M. Wilson owns copyright to all the images of York Wilson works, including those works that are in public, corporate and private collections and has consented to posting all the digital images visible at this site on the Canada's Digital Collections server.

Book: York Wilson: His Life and Work by Lela M. Wilson
McGill-Queen's University Press is the copyright holder of the biography of York Wilson, by Lela M. Wilson and for educational purposes has granted permission to make the digital content available to the Digital Collections of Canada.
Signed: Margaret Levey, Rights and Projects Officer, McGill-Queen's University Press
 
Film: MURAL by Frank "Budge" Crawley
Crawley Films is the copyright holder of the documentary Mural, and for educational purposes has granted permission to make a digital version available in English and French to the Digital Collections of Canada
Signed: William O'Farrell, Vice President, Crawley Films

Kay Kritzwiser has granted permission to reproduce her article "Wilson Rings Bell with Mosaics".

Dr. Kim Ness has granted permission to reproduce her article "The Geometric Works 1966-71".

Christopher Hume has granted permission to reproduce his article "Changing Visions".

Hugh Walker has granted permission to reproduce his article "The Seven Lively Arts at the O'Keefe Centre".

Paul Duval has granted permission to reproduce two segments on the site: a commentary on The Story of Oil mural and a segment on the Retrospective held  at Sarnia Public Art Gallery, now Lambton Gallery.

Leonard Brooks has granted permission to reproduce his review of Lela Wilson's book.

Book: YORK WILSON by Paul Duval
John Wallack of Wallack Galleries has granted permission to digitize the content of the limited edition book YORK WILSON for  educational purposes and to make this available to the Digital Collections of Canada.

S.A. Armstrong Limited has secured all necessary consents from copyright owners, establishing a clear claim of title to the materials in the collection and grants permission to Industry Canada to post the digital collection on the Canada's Digital Collections server.

CREDITS to Donors of York Wilson works currently in public art galleries

The Owens Art Gallery of Mount Allison University
The Owens Art Gallery of Mount Allison University would like to credit the following donors of the two York Wilson works of art in their collection.

Neuilly
Gift of Edgar and Dorothy Davidson
 
Turramurra
Gift of Dr. J. A. Gairdner

McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Persian Megaliths
gouache and acrylic on card
48.2 x 60.9 cm
Gift of the Artist
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
1981.77

The Edmonton Art Gallery
Classic Chihuahua
Oil on canvas
45.7 x 61.8 cm
The Edmonton Art Gallery Collection, gift of Mr. Kenneth Bradley, in memory
of his parents, Doris and Jim Bradley

Two Women
Oil on masonite
61.0 x 45.6 cm
The Edmonton Art Gallery Collection,
Bequest of Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Burton Munson, 1985

Untitled, 1952
Oil on masonite
61.0 x 45.0 cm
The Edmonton Art Gallery Collection, gift of Mrs. Edith Munson
 
National Gallery of Canada
The following works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada:
Dancing Class
Una Familia
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Boats and Venice
For permission to use images of the above, please contact:
Martha King
Chief, Copyright / Chef, droits d'auteur
National Gallery of Canada/Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
380 promenade Sussex Drive
P.O. Box / C.P. 427, Station / succursale "A"
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 CANADA
tel: (613) 998-7465 fax/téléc: (613) 990-9986
mking@gallery.ca  http://national.gallery.ca
 
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
The following art works are housed in the permanent collections of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre at the University of Guelph:

R. York Wilson, Arab Market (not dated)
pyroxylin and sand on masonite
Macdonald Institute Purchase, prior to 1953.
University of Guelph Collection.
UG900.143

R. York Wilson, Sunny Day in Mexico (1960)
collage and coloured ink on paper
Gift of Joan and W. Ross Murray, Whitby, Ontario, 1983.
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Collection.
MS983.057

R. York Wilson, Untitled (January 12, 1971)
drawing
Gift of Joan and W. Ross Murray, Whitby, Ontario, 1987.
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Collection.
MS987.018

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts wishes it to be known that the purchase of TAOS was made possible by The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' Volunteer Association Fund.
Title: TAOS
Date: 1963
Medium: huile sur toile
Dimensions: 19.1 X 130.1 cm
Photo credit: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal holds a gouache by York Wilson dated 1964 and purchased by the institution in 1965.
Collection Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
 
Works by York Wilson in the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art:
Near Whitehorse, 1947, graphite on paper, 14.8 x 22.5 cm, FAC 1193
Market Place, Venice , 1957, oil on panel, 10.7 x 20.0 cm, FAC 1194
Related to the Bell Telephone Mosaic, 1964, paper, watercolour, graphite on paper, 21.8 x 29.5 cm, FAC 1195
Mountain Houses, Athens, 1966, oil on masonite, 30.20 x 40.10 cm, FAC 1196
Gari #43, 1967, charcoal on paper, 46.0 x 61.1 cm, FAC 1197
Gari, 1968, ink on paper, 45.7 x 61, FAC 1198
Gina, 1968, charcoal on paper, 59.5 x 45.8 cm, FAC 1201
Gina, 1968, charcoal on paper, 61 x 45.8 cm, FAC 1202
Gina, 1968, charcoal on paper, 61.1 x 45.9 cm, FAC 1200
Margo (recto)/untitled (verso), 1968(r) / n.d.(v), charcoal on paper, 61 x 45.7, FAC 1199
San Miguel De Allende, 1969, paper, gouache, graphite on paper, 23.0 x 36.3 cm, FAC 1230
Nude Leaning Back, 1969, charcoal on paper, 63.3 x 48.0 cm, FAC 1213
Nude with Hands Clasped, 1969, acrylic on paper, 63.5 x 46.0 cm, FAC 1218
Of Oaxaca, 1969, gouache, ink, graphite, construction paper on paper, 16.7 x 25.4 cm, FAC 1229
Gina (Canada), 1969, charcoal on paper, 61 x 45.7 cm, FAC 1205
Gina Laight (Gina), 1969, ink on paper, 61 x 45.7 cm, FAC 1206
Paula, 1969, charcoal on paper, 45.6 x 59.4 cm, FAC 1211
Gina, 1969, charcoal on paper, 61.1 x 45.7 cm, FAC 1203
Gina, 1969, charcoal on paper, 62 x 45.8 cm, FAC 1204
Gina Laight, 1969, charcoal on paper, 61.5 x 45.9 cm, FAC 1209
Paula, 1969, charcoal on paper, 59.4 x 45.7 cm, FAC 1210
Gina Laight, 1969, ink on paper, 61 x 45.8 cm, FAC 1207
Paean to Autumn, 1971, acrylic, charcoal on canvas, 98.6 x 113.7 cm, FAC 1232
Haliburton, 1971, oil on panel, 29.2 x 39.5 cm, FAC 1231
Dela Harvey, 1974, charcoal on paper, 65.4 x 50.2 cm, FAC 1545
Dela Harvey - Mexico, 1974, charcoal on paper, 65.1 x 50.4 cm, FAC 1543
Dela Harvey - Mexico, 1974, charcoal on paper, 65.2 x 50.0 cm, FAC 1544
Linda Rabiner, 1974, charcoal on paper, 65.2 x 50.1 cm, FAC 1547
San Miguel, Mexico, 1974, gouache on cardboard, 10.6 x16.4 cm, FAC 1548
Pat Stott (recto) / untitled (verso), 1974(r) / n.d.(v), charcoal on paper, 50.3 x 65.1, FAC 1546
Algonquin Park, 1978, oil on panel, 29.2 x 39.4 cm, FAC 1293
October - Cape Breton, 1980, oil on canvas, FAC 1549
untitled, n.d., ink on paper, 61.1 x 45.6 cm, FAC 1212
Sitting Nude, n.d., ink on paper, 61 x 45.7 cm, FAC 1219
Gina, Standing Nude , n.d., ink on paper, 61 x 45.6 cm, FAC 1208
Lying Nude Covering Face, n.d., ink on paper, 38.1 x 51.1 cm, FAC 1216
Sitting Nude with Head Resting on Hand, n.d., ink on paper, 50.7 x 38.1 cm, FAC 1215
Standing Nude with Hand Raised to Head, n.d., charcoal on paper, 61 x 45.8 cm, FAC 1214
Sitting Nude with Hands Crossed, n.d., ink on paper, 50.7 x 38.3, FAC 1217
Head of a Young Woman, n.d., charcoal on paper, 51 x 38.2 cm, FAC 1227
Mrs. Arthur Andrews, n.d., oil, graphite, fixative on paper, 54.4 x 42.8 cm, FAC 1226
The Field, n.d., ink on paper, 50 x 40.3 cm, FAC 1228
Sitting Female Nude, n.d., ink on paper, 45.2 x 59.8 cm, FAC 1220
Sitting Female Nude Clutching Knee, n.d., charcoal on paper, FAC 1221
Reclining Nude, n.d., charcoal on paper, FAC 1222
Nude in Repose, n.d., ink on paper, 59.4 x 45.0 cm, FAC 1225
Standing Nude, n.d., charcoal on paper, FAC 1223
Standing Nude Side View, n.d., charcoal on paper, 58.5 x 45.1 cm, FAC 1224
Contact: Emily Falvey
Curatorial Assistant / Adjointe à la conservation
The Ottawa Art Gallery / La Galerie d'art d'Ottawa
(613) 233 - 8699 extension / poste 226
Fax (613) 569 - 7660
 
The Agnes Etherington  Art Centre
The Agnes Etherington  Art Centre holds the following York Wilson works within their collection:
1. African Totem, 1962, gouache on paper
2. Aztec Still life, 1978, watercolour on paper
3. Cities, 1969, portfolio of 7 serigraphs, 30/60
4. New York, 1966, serigraph 8/50
5. Reflection, 1962, oil on canvas
6. Venus, 1959, ink on paper
Laura Milligan
Curatorial Assistant for Jan Allen
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Telephone: (613) 533-6000, ext 77293
Fax: (613) 533-6765

The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery has the following works in their collection:
Honfleur
York Wilson, 1961
Acrylic on panel
From The University of Lethbridge art Collection: Purchased 1983

African Tempo
York Wilson, 1959
Ink wash on board
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

Electronica
York Wilson, 1971
Acrylic on canvas
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

Cybernetics
York Wilson, 1967
Acrylic on canvas
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

New York
York Wilson, 1966
Gouach, collage on board
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

Bleues
York Wilson, 1966
Gouache, collage on board
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

Drawing
York Wilson, 1960
Gouache on masonite
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1997

Figure with Yellow Background
York Wilson, 1957
Oil on Panel
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Serge and Barbara Rand, 1990

Blue Opus(#149)
York Wilson, 1978
Lithograph on paper
From The University of Lethbridge Art Collection: Gift of Mrs. York Wilson, 1993