Acrylic on board, signed at lower left and to verso, in partial gilt frame.

Frame dimensions 21 x 17 in.

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.

Overall good condition; some minor light surface grime.