Joe Cox (NC, 1915-1997), Flat Water

Mixed media on paper, 1978, signed and dated at center right, retaining label to verso, matted in gallery framing below glass.

Sight size 15 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 26 x 33 in.

From the Collection of Duke Hospital, Sold to Benefit Duke Arts and Health

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.

Good estate condition, not examined outside the frame.