Art in Alternative Spaces
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Wesley Willis
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Drawn by Wesley Willis, The Dan Ryan Expressway 51st St. Toward 47th St. 1991
Ink Pen & Colored Marker Drawing on Board (unframed) 28 x 41" (Very colorful in great condition)
Now Available for Purchase email anatomically@ripco.com for price
Drawn by Wesley Willis, Its the Masterpiece, (No Date, but estimated 1991) Ink Pen 22 x 28" [SOLD]
It's the Shoreline, 1997 Ink Pen & Colored Marker 24 x 41" Wesley Willis [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis, It's the Shoreline #2 , 1997 Ink Pen & Colored Marker 28 x 42" [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis, The Chicago Northwestern Container Yard, 1980 Ink Pen & Colored Marker 28" x 41" [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis L Station 1989 Ink Pen & Colored Marker [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis Lake Shore Dr. 1989 Ink Pen & Colored Marker [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis The Shoreline 1989 Ink Pen & Colored Marker [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis Soldier Field 1989, Ink Pen & Colored Marker [SOLD]
Drawn by Wesley Willis S. Lakeshore Dr. Lakefront, 1989 Ink Pen & Colored Marker
(Not For Sale)
BIOGRAPHY
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Outsider artist Wesley Willis began his career on the streets of Chicago - literally. My first encounter with the African American, six-foot-five, 300 pound, schizophrenic artist was in 1991 where I met him in the back of a retail art supply store in Chicago. Later I would see him with a large black portfolio or plastic trash bag walking the parking lot of a nearby grocery store begging store-goers to buy his artwork. Some of it was torn and stained, and it was clear that he needed money badly. Instead of simply begging for money, he would give away one of his drawings if you gave him some spare change (or dollars). Back then, savvy buyers could purchase a Wesley Willis drawing for about $40. After his rocketing career in Chicago's club circuit took off, he formed a band with guitarist Dale Meiners and became known as Wesley Willis and the Fiasco's (later changed to Fiasco) His artwork steadily began to draw attention, even commercial galleries began selling it for a large profit. Sadly, Wesley passed away in 2003. His funeral was standing room only. -- © Debra Hatchett
Wesley Willis at the Club Double Door in Chicago
Photo Credit: Jim Newberry
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