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]> Finding Aid for the Maud Gatewood Collection, 1911 - 2007 Processed by: Andrea Cole; machine-readable finding aid created by: Andrea Cole University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2010 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: August, 2010; Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Finding Aid for the Maud Gatewood Collection, 1911 - 2007 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Descriptive Summary Maud Florence Gatewood was a widely recognized Southeastern painter who graduated from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954. In addition to painting, Gatewood was also known for advocacy and involvement in her community as a Caswell County Commissioner and an art instructor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Maud Gatewood Collection dates from 1911 - 2007 and consists of her correspondence materials, sketchbooks, loose sketches and artwork, exhibition materials, reviews, photographs, and artifacts. The collection documents her career, artwork, as well as aspects of her personal life. Maud Gatewood Collection, 1911 - 2007 Mss 257 Gatewood, Maud, 1934-2004 58.39 Linear Feet, 46 Boxes University Archives and Manuscripts English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Maud Gatewood Collection, Mss 257, University Archives and Manuscripts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Weatherspoon Art Museum on August 17, 2006 and of the Estate of Maud Gatewood on January 21, 2010

Processing Information

Processed by Andrea Cole, August, 2010

Encoded by Andrea Cole, August, 2010;

Biographical Note

Maud Florence Gatewood was a widely recognized Southeastern artist and painter. Her most familiar work is known to feature natural landscapes and botanicals as well as figurative designs that depict various aspects of the human experience. Gatewood's artwork currently resides in several public and private collections, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

Gatewood was born on January 8, 1934 and raised in Yanceyville, North Carolina. In 1954, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and, in 1955, a Master's Degree from Ohio State University.

In 1963, Gatewood was awarded a Fulbright scholarship with which she studied in Austria under Oskar Kokoschka. Also among her awards and recognitions, she received the 1984 North Carolina Award in Fine Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Letters painting award in 1972, and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from UNCG in 1999.

In addition to painting, Gatewood was also a very active member of her community, elected as the first female member of the Caswell County Board of Commissioners with which she served for several years. She became a faculty member at UNC Charlotte in 1964 and a founding head of the university's Art Department. She passed away November 8, 2004 in Chapel Hill at the age of 70.

Collection Overview

This collection documents the life, artwork, activities, and career of Maud Florence Gatewood. It consists of her professional and personal correspondence materials, sketchbooks, loose sketches and artwork, artifacts, newspaper clippings, reviews, photographs, and materials related to her various exhibitions.

Collection Arrangement Series 1, Professional Activities, 1957 - 2007 Series 2, Correspondence, 1911 - 1993 Subseries 2.1, Galleries Correspondence Subseries 2.2, Personal Correspondence Subseries 2.3, Old Family Letters Subseries 2.4, Miscellaneous Correspondence Subseries 2.5, Undated Correspondence Series 3, Subject Files Series 4, Sketchbooks, 1950s - 2000s, Undated Series 5, Sketches Series 6, Artifacts Detailed Description of the Collection Professional Activities Series, 1957 - 2007

The Professional Activities series consists of printed material such as flyers, newspaper articles, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, publicity, as well as correspondence and other documents which are associated with her artwork, exhibitions, and commissioned work.

Although Maud Gatewood had passed away in 2004, materials related to exhibitions of her work in the years following her death have also been included in this series up to 2007.

This series is arranged chronologically by year, with gaps in 1963, 1996, and 2005. The arrangement of this series also reflects the original arrangement of her materials as Gatewood had kept them.

1 Professional Activities, 1957 - 1962, 1964 -1968 2 Professional Activities, 1969 - 1980 3 Professional Activities, 1981 - 1988 4 Professional Activities, 1989 - 1994 5 Professional Activities, 1995, 1997 - 2004, 2006 - 2007, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer M Professional Activities, Oversized: 1985, 1993, Undated Correspondence Series, 1911 - 1993

The Correspondence series is divided into five subseries: Galleries Correspondence, Personal Correspondence, Old Family Letters, Miscellaneous Correspondence, and Undated Correspondence.

The Galleries Correspondence subseries consists of letters to and from Maud Gatewood with various galleries and museums. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by gallery and reflects the original arrangement and titles of the materials as they were kept by Gatewood.

The Personal Correspondence subseries consists of personal notes, letters, greeting cards, and postcards that were sent either to or from Maud Gatewood. This subseries is arranged chronologically by date.

The Old Family Letters subseries consists of personal handwritten letters to and from members of Maud Gatewood's family. The title of the subseries is that which was ascribed to the materials at the time they were accessioned. This subseries is arranged chronologically by date.

The Miscellaneous Correspondence subseries consists of letters that were not significantly aligned with the previous subseries. The title of the subseries is the title that the materials held within Gatewood's personal records and reflects their original arrangement.

The Undated Correspondence subseries consists of various correspondence of which the dates were either not present or illegible, with the exception of undated Old Family Letters.

Galleries Correspondence 5 Galleries Correspondence, Art South Galleries Correspondence, Collectors Gallery Galleries Correspondence, Fayetteville Museum Galleries Correspondence, Fischbach Museum Galleries Correspondence, Goldsboro Art League Galleries Correspondence, Green Hill Gallery Galleries Correspondence, Heath Gallery Galleries Correspondence, McNeal Gallery Galleries Correspondence, Mint Museum Galleries Correspondence, NC Museum of Art Galleries Correspondence, Sandler Hudson Gallery Galleries Correspondence, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) Galleries Correspondence, Virginia Museum Personal Correspondence, 1930 - 1993 5 Personal Correspondence, October 1930 - June 1993 Old Family Letters, 1911 - 1955 6 Old Family Letters, December 1911- June 1955, Undated Miscellaneous Correspondence 7 Miscellaneous Correspondence Undated Correspondence 7 Undated Correspondence Subject Files Series

The Subject Files series consists of various remaining materials within the collection and is arranged alphabetically by topic.

Many of the title headings of certain subject file are that which Gatewood had, herself, ascribed. This is the case with the following subject files: Course Documents, Mailing Lists, Miscellaneous, Paintings Sold, Prints Info and Documentation, Retrospective, Reviews, Somerhill Gallery, Studio, and Writings. The arrangement, titles, and/or groupings of these Subject Files reflect the original order in which they arrived at the time of accession.

8 Subject Files, Academic Papers: 1954, 1955, Undated Subject Files, Address Books Subject Files, Bible Subject Files, Clippings Subject Files, Course Documents: Spanish Art, Islamic Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Post-Renaissance Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Art 210 Subject Files, Course Documents: Aesthetics 9 Subject Files, Course Documents: Art 130 Subject Files, Course Documents: Non-European Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Contemporary Art Appreciation Subject Files, Course Documents: Egyptian Art, Mesopotamian Art, Hellenic Art Subject Files, Course Documents: English Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Renaissance Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Contemporary Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Far Eastern Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Roman and Early Christian Art, Christian Art of the Middle Ages, Gothic Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Primitive Art Subject Files, Course Documents: Survey of Art History Subject Files, Course Documents: Laboratory Courses Subject Files, Course Documents: Fine Art 508 Subject Files, Course Documents: Baroque Art, Post-Renaissance Art, 18th Century Art Subject Files, Diploma, Bachelor of Arts, 1954 Cabinet 1, Drawer M Subject Files, Diploma, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1999 10 Subject Files, Mailing Lists Subject Files, Miscellaneous Subject Files, Miscellaneous Notes Subject Files, Multimedia Subject Files, Paintings Sold, 1971-1988 Subject Files, Photographs 11 Subject Files, Photographs 12 Subject Files, Photographs 13 Subject Files, Photographs 14 Subject Files, Photographs Subject Files, Prints Info and Documentation Subject Files, Research Notes Subject Files, Retrospective 15 Subject Files, Reviews Subject Files, Scrapbook Subject Files, Somerhill Gallery, Inventory and Sales Subject Files, Somerhill Gallery Subject Files, Studio, Charlotte 16 Subject Files, Writings: 1973, Undated Subject Files, Writings: 1951, 1953, 1971-1974, Undated Subject Files, Writings: Undated Sketchbooks Series, 1950s - 2000s, Undated

The Sketchbooks series consists of Maud Gatewood's personal sketchbooks in which she drew and studied. They show her experimentation with different styles and concepts and can reflect the initial flow of ideas that have led to her more popular and prominent works of art.

This series is arranged chronologically by decade.

17 Sketchbooks, 1950s 18 Sketchbooks, 1950s 19 Sketchbooks, 1950s 20 Sketchbooks, 1950s 21 Sketchbooks, 1950s 22 Sketchbooks, 1950s 23 Sketchbooks, 1950s 24 Sketchbooks, 1960s 25 Sketchbooks, 1960s 26 Sketchbooks, 1960s 27 Sketchbooks, 1960s 28 Sketchbooks, 1960s 29 Sketchbooks, 1960s 30 Sketchbooks, 1960s 31 Sketchbooks, 1960s 32 Sketchbooks, 1960s - 1970s 33 Sketchbooks, 1970s 34 Sketchbooks, 1970s 35 Sketchbooks, 1970s - 1990s 36 Sketchbooks, 1990s - 2000s 37 Sketchbooks, Undated 38 Sketchbooks, Undated 39 Sketchbooks, Undated 40 Sketchbooks, Undated 41 Sketchbooks, Undated 42 Sketchbooks, Undated Sketches Series, 1954 - 1990s, Undated

The Sketches series consists of Maud Gatewood's loose leaf personal sketches and artwork. The series is grouped by size, medium, and predominance due to the significant lack of dates. As with Gatewood's Sketchbooks, this series also shows her experimentation with different styles and concepts and can reflect the initial flow of ideas that have led to her more popular and prominent works of art.

43 Sketches, Pen and Ink, Marker, 1955, 1980s - 1990s, Undated Sketches, Pencil, 1980s - 1990s, Undated 44 Sketches, Pencil, 1966, Undated Sketches, Colored Pencil, 1980s - 1990s Sketches, Tile Prints, Undated Sketches, Photocopies, Undated 45 Sketches, Watercolor, 1977, Undated Sketches, Pen and Ink, Marker, 1954, 1955, 1983, Undated Sketches, Pencil, Colored Pencil, Undated Sketches, Tiles Prints, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer H Sketches, Watercolor, 1955, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer I Sketches, Watercolor, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer J Sketches, Pen and Ink, Marker, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer K Sketches, Pencil, Colored Pencil, 1967, Undated Sketches, Digital, Undated Sketches, Tile Prints, Undated Sketches, Charcoal, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer L Sketches, Paint, Undated Sketches, Pastel, Undated Cabinet 1, Drawer M Sketches, Printing Tiles, Undated Sketches, Mixed Media, Undated Sketches, Other, 1961, Undated Cabinet 3, Drawer N Sketches, Oversized: Charcoal, Undated Artifacts Series

The Artifacts series consists of one box holding Maud Gatewood's Woman's College class ring, her academic hood, and a small pocket photo book holding two pictures.

46 Artifacts, Class Ring Artifacts, Academic Hood Artifacts, Pocket Photo Book Related Material

UNCG manuscript collections related to Art.