Maud Florance Gatewood (January 8, 1934 – November 8, 2004) was an American artist from Yanceyville, North Carolina. Art historians, museum directors, curators, and collectors recognize her as one of North Carolina's most distinguished painters.[1][2][3]
In 1963, Gatewood won a Fulbright grant to study art in Austria under renowned painter Oskar Kokoschka. Returning to North Carolina, she began teaching art at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She later left her position at the school in 1973, desiring more time to paint.[7]
Gatewood won numerous awards during her artistic career, including an art award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1972 and the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts in 1984.[9]
Referencesedit
^"The Rising Star of Maud Gatewood". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^"The Maud Gatewood Trail". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^"Yanceyville, Danville to celebrate "Maud Gatewood: The Legacy"". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^"Bartlett Yancey High School - Yan Tat Yearbook (Yanceyville, NC) - Class of 1950". Retrieved July 28, 2020.
^"Gatewood, Maud Florance". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^"Maud Gatewood: Painter". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External linksedit
Greensboro.com
The Johnson Collection
Artnet
Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History
January 01, 1970
maud, gatewood, maud, florance, gatewood, january, 1934, november, 2004, american, artist, from, yanceyville, north, carolina, historians, museum, directors, curators, collectors, recognize, north, carolina, most, distinguished, painters, gatewood, 1954born, 1. Maud Florance Gatewood January 8 1934 November 8 2004 was an American artist from Yanceyville North Carolina Art historians museum directors curators and collectors recognize her as one of North Carolina s most distinguished painters 1 2 3 Maud GatewoodGatewood in 1954Born 1934 01 08 January 8 1934Yanceyville North Carolina U S DiedNovember 8 2004 2004 11 08 aged 70 Durham North CarolinaKnown forPaintingMovementRealism Abstract Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and career 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life and career edit Maud Gatewood grew up in Yanceyville and attended Bartlett Yancey High School 4 When she was sixteen she enrolled at the Woman s College of the University of North Carolina which is presently the University of North Carolina at Greensboro 5 Finishing her undergraduate coursework in 1954 Gatewood continued her art studies at Ohio State University where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree 6 In 1963 Gatewood won a Fulbright grant to study art in Austria under renowned painter Oskar Kokoschka Returning to North Carolina she began teaching art at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte She later left her position at the school in 1973 desiring more time to paint 7 During her lifetime Gatewood had a strong following particularly in the southeastern United States Her work has been exhibited in private collections and museums throughout the U S including the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC 8 Gatewood won numerous awards during her artistic career including an art award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1972 and the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts in 1984 9 References edit The Rising Star of Maud Gatewood Retrieved July 7 2020 The Maud Gatewood Trail Retrieved July 7 2020 Yanceyville Danville to celebrate Maud Gatewood The Legacy Retrieved February 11 2022 Bartlett Yancey High School Yan Tat Yearbook Yanceyville NC Class of 1950 Retrieved July 28 2020 The History of UNCG Retrieved March 16 2022 The Rising Star of Maud Gatewood Retrieved August 5 2020 Maud Gatewood Retrieved July 7 2020 Gatewood Maud Florance Retrieved July 7 2020 Maud Gatewood Painter Retrieved July 7 2020 External links editGreensboro com The Johnson Collection Artnet Danville Museum of Fine Arts amp History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maud Gatewood amp oldid 1190243855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,