Kissed by the Gods
Artist
Lena Bulluck Davis
American, 1882–1968
Datecirca 1948
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (46.4 x 61.6 cm)
Frame: 23 1/4 x 29 3/8 in. (59.1 x 74.6 cm)
Frame: 23 1/4 x 29 3/8 in. (59.1 x 74.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object numberG.49.1.1
On View
Not on viewAcquisitions from North Carolina Annuals, 1946-1966 (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1967), cat. no. 14, illus. (b-w).
200 Years of the Visual Arts in North Carolina (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1976), cat. no. 15, illus. (b-w).
"Art in North Carolina, 1912-1954: Paintings from the Permanent Collection," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 1986-87), discussed 10-11, illus. (b-w) 9.
Lena Bulluck Davis Retrospective (exhibition catalogue) (Rocky Mount, NC: Rocky Mount Arts Center, 2002), cat. no. 4, discussed 15-17, illus. (color) 16.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, State Art Gallery, State Library Building, "North Carolina Artists' Thirteenth Annual Exhibition," December 1, 1949-January 1, 1950, no. 13.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Acquisitions from North Carolina Annuals,1946-1966," March 12-26, 1967, cat. no. 14, illus. (b-w).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "200 Years of the Visual Arts in North Carolina," September 12-October 24, 1976, cat. no. 15, illus. (b-w).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art," Art in North Carolina, 1912 1954, Paintings from the Permanent Collection," January 24-March 22, 1987.
Wilmington, NC, St. John's Museum of Art, "Inventing the American Landscape: A Dialogue with the Visual World," April 25-June 28, 1998; Hickory, NC, The Hickory Museum of Art, September 12-November 8, 1998; Fayetteville, NC, Fayetteville Museum of Art,November 22, 1998-January 17, 1999; Greenville, NC, Greenville Museum of Art, March 10-April 30, 1999, brochure (Outreach exhibition).
Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Arts Center, "Lena Bulluck Davis Retrospective," November 9-December 29, 2002, cat. no. 4, illus. (color).
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