Joe Cox (NC, 1915-1997), Southwest Landscape 2

Ink on paper, 1965, signed and dated at lower left, retaining gallery labels to verso, matted and framed under glass.

Sight size 11 x 17 in.; Frame dimensions 21 x 26 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina

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.

Slight toning and waviness to the sheet and mat.