mary-anne-k-jenkins-nc-b-1929-oriental-canty
Lot 29
Mary Anne K. Jenkins (NC, b. 1929), Oriental Canty
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Acrylic and oil on canvas, signed at lower left and on the verso, dated 1968, presented in a floater frame.

DOA 41 x 41 in.

Collection of the Artist Exhibited: 1970 - Garden Gallery, Two Person Show with Alice Proctor, Raleigh NC 2005 - Gallery C, 40 Year Retrospective of Jenkin's Work, Raleigh, NC

Mary Anne Keel Jenkins was born in Stokes, NC, in 1929. She moved with her family to Greenville in 1932. After a year at ECU (1948-1949) she left to study at the Ferree School of Art (closed in 1954) in Raleigh where she earned the Diploma in Fine Art in 1953. After graduation she found employment at the Raleigh Times as display advertising account executive. After her marriage in 1954, she was determined to develop a career as an artist. She succeeded and has exhibited in numerous shows throughout her prolific five decade career. The Greenville Museum of Art showcased a retrospective of her work in 1999-2000.

$800 - 1,200