Maud Gatewood (American, 1934-2004), Untitled Figural Work

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Maud Gatewood (NC, 1934-2004), Untitled (Figural Work) Pastel on paper, signed with artist's initials at upper right, matted and framed … Read more Maud Gatewood (NC, 1934-2004), Untitled (Figural Work) Pastel on paper, signed with artist's initials at upper right, matted and framed under Plexiglass.
The daughter of the Caswell County sheriff, Maud Gatewood was born and raised in Yanceyville, North Carolina. In 1954 she graduated from North Carolina Woman's College (now UNC-G) with a B.F.A., studying under Gregory Ivy. She earned her M.A. in Painting from Ohio State and in 1963 she was awarded a Fulbright grant to study under Oskar Kokoschka in Austria. Gatewood returned to North Carolina in 1964, where she was found the Art Department at UNC-Charlotte where she was a faculty member until 1973. In 1975, she returned to Caswell County and became an art professor at Averett College in Danville, Virginia.
Gatewood's work can be found in private and public collections including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; Nasher Art Museum at Duke University, Durham, NC; and Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA.

Dimensions: sheet size 22 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 31 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.
Condition: Sheet affixed to backing with unidentified adhesive at top corners; otherwise in good estate condition. See less