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3 unusual facts about Wilber Moore Stilwell


Wilber Moore Stilwell

This medal was created by Leonard Baskin (#42) and John Everett Benson, which was given to celebrate the National Gallery of Art's twenty-fifth anniversary and was reported by National Geographic.

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In 1966 in New York City, Wheeler Williams and the American Artists Professional League awarded Stilwell the rarely bestowed gold medal for Distinguished Service to American Art. (#29,#30, #32).

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Artist Wilber Moore Stilwell was born February 2, 1908 and in 1909 moved with his family from Covington, Indiana to Emporia, Kansas where he was raised.



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