Wilson's work is featured in "John Wilson: Eternal Presence," a retrospective of his drawings, paintings, prints and sculpture at the Danforth Museum of Art (Framingham, MA) November 18, 2012–March 24, 2013. Wilson studied under Karl Zerbe at the SMFA during the 1940's, and his career has spanned nearly seen decades. He was part of a group that later became known as Boston Expressionists, but Wilson's art cannot be viewed solely through an expressive lens. By considering his work with Léger in Paris, collaborations with the Taller de Grafica Popular in Mexico and finally commemorative portraits of the late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, viewers will be able to trace a complex trajectory of the changing artistic and social landscape over the course of the last century.
