Scope and Contents Zoubek Internet: "A pioneer of the "Mail Art" movement of the 1950s and 1960s and a singular voice in the artistic landscape of Feminism, MAY WILSON (1905-1986) defied the accepted standards of the art world and of society, creating mixed-media works that explore the construction of gender and identity in both two and three dimensions. Born in Baltimore in 1905, Wilson's life as a suburban housewife seemed a likely fate. At the age of 42, however, she committed herself to the idea of becoming an artist, enrolling in correspondence classes in fine art and art history (anticipating the departure of her grown children). By promoting and selling her early efforts, Wilson was able to sustain a viable career as an artist. She produced what were regarded as "primitive" paintings by those in the surrounding suburban area "“ brightly colored canvases that lacked the spatial depth of Realism, reflecting the Modernist influence of Cezanne and his followers. In 1956 the artist's son, author...