So Much To Paint

His retrospective/
Fame and honor came too late/
Find this pauper’s grave.

Ellis Wilson (1899-1977), by Van Vechten, 1947.

Here is a link to a documentary on Ellis WIlson, who was buried in obscurity: Ellis Wilson: So Much To Paint

Reproduced below are two works, "Breaking Down Fences" and "Funeral Procession."

Breaking Down Fences

Funeral Procession, ca. 1950s