William Mangum (NC, 1924-2013), Blues Trumpet Player

Oil on board, signed and dated 1954 at lower right, presented in an aluminum frame.

DOA 24.25 x 18 in.

From the Estate of the Artist

Originally from North Carolina, Mangum received his bachelor's and master's degrees from UNC - Chapel Hill. He furthered his studies at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Art Students League of New York. He returned to North Carolina in the 1960s, where he taught art at Salem College from 1962 to 1987.

Some loss along top edge of painting.