Revised mapping of Wilson's influences (4B's) for the DC Public Library study group. 10212022.
The graphic above represents Wilson’s stated 4B’s influences, the Blues, Baraka, Borges and Bearden in bold green rectangles. In each quadrant, I’ve included influences Wilson mentioned in interviews, separate and distinct from the four majors, including, in clockwise order from upper right, respected playwrights, favorite poets, civil rights activists,…
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