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29313
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The work of the Bertie County, North Carolina native Francis Speight will be on display in the Twentieth Century Gallery this summer. Speight’s landscapes of the industrial suburban hillsides of Philadelphia and rural, northeastern North Carolina will be the focus of the exhibition. A brief biography of Speight and a description of his style preview the exhibition.
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18790
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Two historic buildings in eastern North Carolina are to be rehabilitated in the 1980s. The Historic Preservation Fund has sold the Edenton Peanut Mill, Chowan County's tallest building, and the Speight House in Bertie County, home of artist Francis Speight.
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10564
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The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' John N. Couch (science), Inglis Fletcher (literature), John Motley Morehead III (public service), Clarence Poe (public service), and Francis Speight (fine arts) received the award in 1964.
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1575
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The author describes the life and work of Sarah Blakeslee, transplanted North Carolina painter and consort of Francis Speight, a well-known native North Carolina painter.
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