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has been named a Lion of the Performing Arts by the New York Public Library, received an Institute Honor from The American Institute of Architects in New York, an honorary doctorate from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, an American Theatre Wing Design Award for Noteworthy Unusual Effects, a Bessie Award, an Obie Award for Direction and a Drama Desk Award for Direction. In 1 986, Wilson was the sole nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for the CIVIL warS. While known for creating some of the most highly acclaimed theatrical works of his time, Wilson's work is firmly rooted in the fine arts. His drawings, paintings and sculptures have been seen around

the world in hundreds of solo and group exhibitions. Major exhibitions of his work have been presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (February, 1 991); the Center Georges Pompidou, Pans (November, 1 991); and by the Institute de Valencia de Arte Modern© (September, 1 992). In February of 1 993 Wilson designed the convention hall for the Mediale art and technology fair in Hamburg, created the His drawings, prints and sculpture, held in private collections and museums throughout the world, are represented by the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York and by the Fred Jahn Gallery in Munich. ■