"Fall of Ptolemy," by Ben Wilson, oil on canvas
COLLEGEVILLE PA – The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College has been given several works by artist Ben Wilson (1913-2001), who is known for a personal style of Abstract Expressionism.
The gift of eight large oil paintings, two drawings, and a sketch pad was made by the artist’s daughter, Joanne Jaffe, from the Ben and Evelyn Wilson Foundation. It is one of 50 such gifts Jaffe has made of her father’s paintings and the sculpture of her mother, Evelyn Wilson, to museums and colleges and universities.
For its collection, Berman Museum director Lisa Hanover chose paintings that reflect high points of Wilson’s 60-year career as a painter, including Lamentation (1945), representing his early figurative work. The other works cover a spectrum from the 1960s through the late 1980s.
The Berman museum is known for its diverse collection and innovative educational programming.
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