Wilson was born in
Glasgow, Scotland in 1880. At age one his family immigrated to
Duluth, Minnesota. In his teens he moved to
Newton, Massachusetts and taught himself the marine art, capturing the ships and scenes of
Boston harbor. He worked for
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. of East Boston etching ships from blueprints. During the
World War I, Wilson spent two years in France. After the war he was commissioned to paint and etch American ships and marine views. During the
World War II, Wilson was an official
U.S. Coast Guard artist. Wilson exhibited with the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1929, the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the
Currier Gallery in 1932, the
Lyman Allyn Museum in 1934, as well as the
U.S. Coast Guard Academy in
New London and the
Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Wilson signed his works as C.J.A. Wilson. == See also ==