Great Horned Owl

Artist G. B. (Goingback) Chiltoskey American, 1907–2000

Date20th century

MediumWood (holly)

DimensionsH. 12 in. (30.5 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Object numberG.53.1.1

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Published ReferencesSixteenth North Carolina Artists' Annual Exhibition (brochure) (Raleigh: North Carolina State Arts Society, 1953), no. 13. Acquisitions from North Carolina Annuals, 1946-1966 (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1967), cat. no. 11, illus. (b-w).

Exhibition HistoryWilmington, NC, St. John's Art Gallery, July-August, 1952. Raleigh, NC, State Art Gallery, State Education Building, "Sixteenth North Carolina Artists' Annual Exhibition," December 3, 1953-January 6, 1954, no. 13. Fayetteville, NC, Cumberland County Library, May, 1962 Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Acquisitions from North Carolina Annuals,1946-1966," March 12-26, 1967, cat. no. 11, illus. (b-w).

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