Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1984 at lower right, presented in a floater frame with white gold surface.

DOA 35.75 x 39.75 in.

From the Collection of Mr. Jonathan P. Alcott, Raleigh, NC

Exhibited:
Scent of the Pine, You Know How I Feel: North Carolina Art from the Jonathan P. Alcott Collection, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, Virginia, June 20 - October 18, 2014 (illustrated in the accompanying catalogue). This exhibition traveled to the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, September 10 - December 4, 2016.

This bold abstract painting is a far departure from the WPA American scene murals Cox was commissioned to complete for Michigan and Indiana post offices in the late 1930s. 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, NC; the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA; and the High Museum in Atlanta, GA.

Good estate condition.

$1,000 - 2,000