Yellow Wall

Artist Joe Cox American, 1915–1997

Date1959

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions47 3/4 x 38 1/8 in. (121.3 x 96.8 cm)
Frame: 50 x 40 3/8 x 2 in. (127 x 102.6 x 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

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

Object numberG.61.2.1

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ProvenanceCreated Raleigh, NC, 1959; collection of the artist; sold to NCMA, 1961.Published ReferencesTwenty-Third Annual North Carolina Artists' Exhibition (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1960), cat. no. 31.

Acquisitions from North Carolina Annuals, 1946-1966 (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1967), cat. no. 12, illus. (b-w).

200 Years of the Visual Arts in North Carolina (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1976), cat. no. 13, illus. (b-w).
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Twenty-Third Annual North Carolina Artists' Exhibition," December 11, 1960-January 22, 1961, cat. no. 31.

Fayetteville, NC, Cumberland County Public Library, May 1962.

Wilmington, NC, St. John's Art Gallery, July-August 1962.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Acquisitions from North Carolina Annuals,1946-1966," March 12-26, 1967, cat. no. 12, illus. (b-w).

Raleigh, NC, NC State University, School of Design Gallery, "Joseph Cox: Past and Present Work," March 17-April 5, 1981.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "200 Years of the Visual Arts in North Carolina," September 12-October 24, 1976, cat. no. 13, illus. (b-w).

Marion, NC, McDowell Arts and Crafts Association, "Paintings from the 50's and 60's," October 30-November 25, 1986.

Lexington, NC, Davidson Art Guild, July 31-August 26, 1987.

Goldsboro, NC, Community Arts Council, "Paintings from the 50's and 60's," January 6-29, 1989.
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