Mortimer Wilson Mortimer Wilson, Mississippi River Boat 1932 Genre painting for "Gone with the Wind" Mortimer Wilson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906. He studied at the Arts Students League in New York. Wilson was an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, and Woman's Home Companion among others. In 1956, he moved to Arizona. The artist exhibited his portraits, still life, and genre paintings widely in the west. oil on canvas, 20" x 40" Framed Signed Lower Left "W 32" Additional Images Views: 400 Edit