Katheryn Woods Kortheuer (NC, 1908-1988), Metamorphosis

Mixed media on board, signed at lower right, retaining exhibition label to verso, framed.

Sight size 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 27 x 21 in.

From the Collection of a Lady, Martinsville, Virginia

Kathryn Kortheuer : Retrospective Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1973

Born in New York, Katheryn Woods Kortheuer settled in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Dayrell Kortheuer, in 1938. Both artists, they began teaching art at the Mint Museum that year. Katheryn rose through the ranks of the museum, serving as director from 1956 to 1959, and retiring as a curator in 1973. She was instrumental in building the reputation of the museum as a highlight of fine arts in the Southeast.

Good estate condition, minor staining and abrasions to the frame and liner.