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, Scottie (Louis Freeman) Wilson 1888-1972 Drawings (pencil, pen, marker, etc.)

Information: Scottie Wilson was born in 1891 in Glasgow, Scotland. He didn’t complete many years of schooling, and while still in his teens joined the Scottish Rifles. Through two terms of military service, he saw France and far-away places such as South Africa and India. Wilson spent his remaining years in Kilburn, an area of northwest London, working in his small lodgings and leading a humble existence. In the early 1950s, he traveled to France at the request of Jean Dubuffet, a leading proponent of the field of outsider art. During this meeting, he also met Pablo Picasso. In the 1960s, Wilson began to create paintings on plates. He was subsequently commissioned by Royal Worcester to design a series of dinnerware, which was produced until 1965. His picture ‘Bird Song’ was chosen as a design for the 1970 UNICEF Christmas Card. Scottie Wilson continued drawing until his death in 1972 from cancer. "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002" Slotin Folk Art

	Reference / Links:
	Raw Vision Magazine abcd-art brut (under Collection > Artists): "Louis Freeman, known as Scottie Wilson" Henry Boxer Gallery: "Scottie Wilson" Slotin Folk Art
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Bibliography: Museums, etc. ABCD Collection, Paris Anthony Petullo Collection, Milwaukee, WI L'Aracine Collection at Villeneuve d'Ascq, Ville Eternod/Mermod Collection, Lausanne Museum of Modern Art, Dublin Reference "L'Art Brut", fascicule No 4, 1965 "It's All Writ Out For You", Melly, 1986 "Outsider Art", Cardinal, 1972 "Scottie Wilson", Levy, 1986 "Zwischen Wahn und Wirklichkeit", Bader and Navratil, 1976 Raw Vision Magazine: "Anthony Petullo and Katherine Murrell re-examine the techniques and development of one of Britain’s most well known and endearing Outsiders" "50 Classic Outsiders", Raw Vision Sourcebook, 2002" Slotin Folk Art Auction Catalog, Masterpiece Sale, November 4, 2006

Credit: Slotin Folk Art

	Untitledc. 1942. Ink and crayon on paper and nicely framed. Very strong piece with excellent colors and imagery. Image: 15 x 15. Frame: 26 x 26. Provenance: Ruth West. Credit: Slotin Folk Art
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