THE HARD EDGE

& the soft line

A Retrospective of Maud Gatewood

a digital catalog

In concert with The Hard Edge & The Soft Line, the Museum will also produce an accompanying online exhibition catalog. This born-digital publication ensures that Gatewood’s life and work will be shared beyond those who see the exhibition in person. Including three new scholarly essays, a recollection by the artist’s longtime studio assistant, a robust and extensively sourced timeline of her life, and an illustrated checklist, this permanent web-based wing of the museum will be a significant source for future research regarding Maud Gatewood.

All visitors to the physical exhibition will receive a printed copy of an image from the checklist with a QR code connecting them directly with this digital guide. This additional project supports BRAHM’s commitment to provide free admission to in-person visitors and free access to online resources.

Image: Skater–Spring (Molly Skating), 1982, acrylic on canvas, 72 X 60 in.( 182.88 x 152.4 cm.). On loan from the collection of Christine Burns-Fazzi and Lee Fazzi

table of contents


Stephan Dragisic &
Ian Gabriel Wilson


Ian Gabriel Wilson

Martha R Severens


Will South


Charles Parker Boggs


Bella Sollosi


Visit the Exhibition

june 28, 2024 - january 5, 2025

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
159 Ginny Stevens Lane
Blowing Rock, NC 28605

Enlivening three of the Museum’s formal galleries, The Hard Edge & The Soft Line includes 40 works by Maud Gatewood drawn from 8 public and 7 private collections.

Please join us and experience this monumental examination of an essential figure in North Carolina art history and American 20th-century painting.

Admission to BRAHM is always free!