Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1959 at lower right, framed.

Frame dimensions 34 3/8 x 49 3/8 in.

From the Collection of William & Kathryn Walter, Raleigh, North Carolina

Acquired from the artist by the late Dr. Horace D. Rawls and Dr. Rachel Rawls, Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. and Dr. Rawls were both professors at North Carolina State University and friends with Joe Cox.

Born in Indianapolis, Cox studied art at the John Herron Art School and the University of Iowa. In 1954 he accepted a teaching position at NC State University where he became one of the leading artists and educators in the state. Paintings by Joe Cox are in such prominent collections as the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina; the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; and the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Small white paint splatter in upper left corner; minor small paint flakes in upper right corner.