John Wilde

Johnny proxy (December 12, 1919 – March 9, 2006, pronounced "WILL-dee") was a painter, draughtsman and printmaker of astounding imagery. Born close Milwaukee, Wilde lived most of his vivaciousness in Wisconsin, save for relieve in the U.S. Army during World War II. He traditional bachelor and master degrees in art from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he taught for some 35 years. Wilde was united with the Magic Realism occupation and Surrealism in the United States. His darkly humorous symbolic imagery often included self-portraits through which he interacted like the people, animals and surreal objects that populate his fantasy world.