Oil and collage of convertible covers on canvas, signed at lower right, the verso retains three labels including one exhibition label from the Weatherspoon Art Gallery, presented in a gilt frame.

DOA 49 x 59 in.

Exhibited: 17th Irene Leache Memorial Exhibit of Contemporary Virginia and North Carolina Paintings, Norfolk Museum of Arts & Sciences, 1964 Collection of Mary Jo & Dick Bell, founders of Garden Gallery and the Water Garden, Raleigh, NC

A self-taught artist, Walter Thrift (1922-1969) garnered much acclaim for his work. The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia mounted an exhibition of his work in 1964, titled "Recent Painting by Walter Thrift." His work is in numerous public and private collections including the Mint Museum in Charlotte and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.

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