A Near Miss

Before 2000, acquired from the artist, John Wilde (Evansville, WI), by Christopher [the artist’s nephew] and Ruby Wilde (Pueblo, CO); September 2000, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

• Panczenko, Russell and Theodore F. Wolff. "Wildeworld: The Art of John Wilde." New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1999. no. 39
• Dervaux, Isabelle. "Surrealism USA." New York: National Academy Museum and Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2004. p. 43
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1999-2001." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. p. 97
• Cozzolino, Robert. "'Myself during the war': John Wilde's World War II Sketchbook' In Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin/Biennial Report 1999-2001, Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. p. 45, no. 5

• Faculty Exhibition 2020: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/1/2020–7/31/2020
• Magic of John Wilde, The: Chazen Museum of Art, 5/29/2010–7/25/2010
• Surrealism USA: National Academy of Design, 2/17/2005–9/25/2005
• Wildeworld: The Art of John Wilde: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/13/1999–1/9/2000

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