Oil on canvas, 1966, signed and dated at lower right, inscribed to verso, framed.

Stretcher size 47 1/4 x 36 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 48 1/2 x 37 3/4 in.

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, North Carolina; the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; and the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Minor rubbing to frame; overall in good estate condition.