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BIOGRAPHY
YORK WILSON: HIS LIFE AND WORK - by Lela Wilson  (ISBN 0-88629-337-5)
 

First published in 1997 by Carleton University Press, this is Lela Wilson's lively account of her 51-year marriage to the Canadian painter York Wilson (1907-1984). This book chronicles his lifelong commitment to the visual arts, from his early success as a commercial artist to his subsequent rise to prominence as a painter and muralist. This book also documents the couple's extensive travels abroad, including prolonged stays in Mexico, Paris and Hong Kong. York Wilson: His Life and Work is available for download in PDF format.

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Foreword

Chapter 10

Chapter 20

Chapter 1

Chapter 11

Chapter 21

Chapter 2

Chapter 12

Chapter 22

Chapter 3

Chapter 13

Chapter 23

Chapter 4

Chapter 14

Chapter 24

Chapter 5

Chapter 15

Chapter 25

Chapter 6

Chapter 16

Chapter 26

Chapter 7

Chapter 17

Chapter 27

Chapter 8

Chapter 18

Chapter 28

Chapter 9

Chapter 19

Afterword

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