Mel Johnson (NM), Dance Contest #2

Acrylic on panel, signed "Mel" to lower right, unframed.

Panel dimensions 14.75 x 79 in.

From the collection of the late Bragg Cox, Cary, North Carolina

Mel grew up in Chicago, while in high school he was apprenticed to Alphonso Iannelli, who had worked with Frank Lloyd Wright during his time in Chicago. Mel attended the Art Institute of Chicago, and after graduating, also taught art courses there. His family relocated to New Mexico in 1972, where they opened a gallery in Madrid, featuring his work and works by other New Mexico artists.