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Frankie Welch stands in front of her Duvall House in Alexandria Virginia.

Frankie Welch

Frankie Welch wearing a Cherokee Alphabet dress in front of Duvall House, Alexandria, Virginia, 1968.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch Cherokee Alphabet scarf, 1967, silk

Cherokee Alphabet Scarf

Cherokee Alphabet scarf, 1967, silk.

Frankie Welch Discover America scarf, circa 1968, unidentified fabric

Discover America Scarf

Discover America scarf, ca. 1968, unidentified fabric.

Frankie Welch Hubert H. Humphrey campaign scarf, 1968, silk

Hubert H. Humphrey Campaign Scarf

Hubert H. Humphrey scarf, 1968, silk.

Frankie Welch Hubert H. Humphrey campaign dress, 1968

Hubert H. Humphrey Campaign Dress

Hubert H. Humphrey dress, 1968.

Courtesy of Ashley Callahan

Flyer for the Frankie dress by Frankie Welch, circa 1975

Frankie Flyer

Frankie flyer, ca. 1975.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch Basket Weave Frankie and Turtles Frankie dresses

Basket Weave Frankie and Turtles Frankie

Basket Weave Frankie and Turtles Frankie, n.d.

Frankie Welch Republican National Convention Frankie dress and pinafore, 1968

Republican National Convention Frankie and Pinafore

Republican National Convention Frankie and pinafore, 1968.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, (left) Frankie Welch Collection, Rome Area History Center and (right) Frankie Welch Textile Collection, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Models wearing Frankie Welch Clyde’s scarf and tie, ca. 1976

Clyde’s Scarf and Tie

Models wearing Clyde’s scarf and tie, ca. 1976.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch Fifty State Flowers scarf, 1970, cotton

Fifty State Flowers Scarf

Fifty State Flowers scarf, 1970, cotton.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C., scarf, 1970, unidentified fabric

National Cherry Blossom Festival Scarf

National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C., scarf, 1970, unidentified fabric.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Frankie Welch Collection, Rome Area History Center.

Frankie Welch of Virginia scarf, 1969, silk

Frankie Welch of Virginia Scarf

Frankie Welch of Virginia scarf, 1969, silk.

Frankie Welch Member of Congress scarf, 1969, silk

Member of Congress Scarf

Member of Congress scarf, 1969, silk.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Frankie Welch Collection, Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, College of Family and Consumer Science, University of Georgia.

Frankie Welch Washington, D.C. scarf design, circa 1978

Washington, D.C. Scarf Design

Washington, D.C., scarf design, ca. 1978.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch McDonald’s scarf, 1976, Qiana

McDonald’s Qiana Scarf

McDonald’s scarf, 1976, Qiana.

Courtesy of Ashley Callahan

Frankie Welch McCormick scarf, 1977, Qiana

McCormick Qiana Scarf

McCormick scarf, 1977, Qiana.

Frankie Welch McCormick scarf, 1978, polyester

McCormick Scarf

McCormick scarf, 1978, polyester.

Frankie Welch Red Cross napachief, 1981, unidentified synthetic fabric

Red Cross Napachief

Red Cross napachief, 1981, unidentified synthetic fabric.

Frankie Welch National Treasures (Mount Vernon) scarf, 1993, silk

National Treasures Mount Vernon Scarf

National Treasures (Mount Vernon) scarf, 1993, silk.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch BB&T bandana, cotton

BB&T Bandana

BB&T bandana, n.d., cotton.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Betty Ford and Frankie Welch

Betty Ford and Frankie Welch with the Betty Ford scarf, 1975.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Frankie Welch Betty Ford scarf/scarves, 1975, Qiana

Betty Ford Scarves

Betty Ford scarf/scarves, 1975, Qiana.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Color photograph of designer Frankie Welch, 1987.

Frankie Welch

Frankie Welch, 1987.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Photograph of University of Georgia scarf for the President's club designed by Frankie Welch

University of Georgia Scarf

University of Georgia scarf for the President’s Club, 1982, polyester.

Courtesy of Ashley Callahan

Frankie Welch Garden Club of Georgia scarf, 1978, polyester

Garden Club of Georgia Scarf

Garden Club of Georgia scarf, 1978, polyester.

Frankie Welch Tobacco Institute scarf, 1978, cotton.

Tobacco Institute Scarf

Tobacco Institute scarf, 1978, cotton.

Frankie Welch Turtles scarf, designed ca. 1971, Qiana

Turtles Qiana Scarf

Turtles scarf, designed ca. 1971, Qiana.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch Thirteen Original States scarf, designed 1975, Qiana

Thirteen Original States Qiana Scarf

Thirteen Original States scarf, designed 1975, Qiana.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch National Press Club scarf, 1973, unidentified fabric

National Press Club Scarf

National Press Club scarf, 1973, unidentified fabric.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Collection of Frankie Welch, Peggy Welch Williams, and Genie Welch Leisure.

Frankie Welch Peanut scarf for Governor and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, 1973, silk

Peanut Scarf

Peanut scarf for Governor and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, 1973, silk.

Courtesy of Ashley Callahan

Frankie Welch scarf for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, 1980, polyester

Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush Inauguration Scarf

Scarf for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, 1980, polyester.

Frankie Welch Georgia Libraries Association scarf, 1971, Qiana

Georgia Libraries Association Qiana Scarf

Georgia Libraries Association scarf, 1971, Qiana.

Ronald Reagan and the American Ideal

Ronald Reagan and the American Ideal

Steve Penley's second book, Ronald Reagan and the American Ideal, was published in 2010. 

From Ronald Reagan and the American Ideal, Steve Penley

Bent V

Bent V

Bent V by Betty Barnes Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 30 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Municipal Market

Municipal Market

Municipal Market (1976) by Betty Barnes Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 18 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Jar

Jar

Jar by Mike Anthony Greene is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Porcelain, 9 x 9 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled (1982) by Tom Graffagnino is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Gouache, 20 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Vertical Study

Vertical Study

Vertical Study (1974) by David Lewis is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (lithograph), 9 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Broom

Broom

Broom by Raymond Larmon is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 43 x 15 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Summer Breeze

Summer Breeze

Summer Breeze by Vera Kirk is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (batik), 23 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Standing Figure Form

Standing Figure Form

Standing Figure Form by Christopher Kakas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 19 x 25 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Vista

Vista

Vista (1981) by Fran H. Joiner is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Joiner, "This work was inspired by a quiet fall afternoon spent at lakeside in north Georgia. In this era of rapid paced high technology this is my invitation to pause and reflect on the simple forms of nature." Fiber, 30 x 30 x 3 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Shed Door

Shed Door

Shed Door by Richard Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 20 x 30 inches 

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Gulf Sand

Gulf Sand

Gulf Sand by Richard Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 18 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Sweet Rotunda—You Just Call Me Dear

Sweet Rotunda—You Just Call Me Dear

Sweet Rotunda—You Just Call Me Dear by Nan Haid is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (lithograph), 25 x 25 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Reversal

Reversal

Reversal by Will Edward Hipps is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 48 x 96 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled Vase

Untitled Vase

Untitled Vase (1988) by Bob Hovey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Hovey,"To use the medium of clay and glaze as a vehicle for continuing personal growth and evolution." Clay, 9  x 8 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Lesson

Lesson

Lesson by Henry Hulett is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 12 x 8 3/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Sink Pin

Sink Pin

Sink Pin by Robert G. Jackson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Peggy’s Wall

Peggy’s Wall

Peggy's Wall by June F. Johnston is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 30 x 21 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Nantucket Sea Line

Nantucket Sea Line

Nantucket Sea Line (1969) by Nancy Johnson Hardy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 44 x 44 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled by Patricia Hetzler is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Hetzler, "This piece is one of a series of pieces explaining the grid. I wanted to mane away from a flat painting surface to work with a more architectural feel to it. Untitled represents one of the first of the smaller works in this series." Mixed media, 15 x 13 x 3 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Fields of Lanzarote

Fields of Lanzarote

Fields of Lanzarote by Dale Pierson Hill is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (collagraph), 26 1/2 x 27 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Grid II

Grid II

Grid II by Florence Swindell Mitchell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 10 x 13 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled by Charles Morgan is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 18 x 18 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled 74

Untitled 74

Untitled 74 (1973) by Charles Morgan is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 26 x 22 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Woven Pot

Woven Pot

Woven Pot by M. Mott is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiberwork

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Casserole

Casserole

Casserole by William Gordy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 10 1/2 x 8 x 5 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cookie Jar

Cookie Jar

Cookie Jar by William Gordy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Jewelry Box, Birds Eye Maple

Jewelry Box, Birds Eye Maple

Jewelry Box, Birds Eye Maple by John McGee is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (maple), 4 x 8 x 11 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Fold

Fold

Fold by Larry Millard is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 3 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Sanford Stadium in June

Sanford Stadium in June

Sanford Stadium in June (1988) by Jacquelyn Baldwin Rucker is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Rucker, "This is my son's graduation day. I also graduated from the University of Georgia in Sanford Stadium in June heat, made even hotter by the robes." Oil, 30 x 40 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Gazebo #2

Gazebo #2

Gazebo #2 (1984) by Jacquelyn Baldwin Rucker is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Rucker, "The gazebo in this painting is part of my childhood. It stands in New Park Cemetery in Fort Gaines, Georgia where I was born. It is on the National Historical Register." Oil, 41 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Toy (Tractor)

Toy (Tractor)

Toy (Tractor) by Tim Rudeseal is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 16 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Toy (Wooden Rifle)

Toy (Wooden Rifle)

Toy (Wooden Rifle) by Tim Rudeseal is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 16 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Trapunto/Needle Weaving Wall Hanging

Trapunto/Needle Weaving Wall Hanging

Trapunto/Needle Weaving Wall Hanging by Lynda McDaniel is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 28 x 32 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Two Arrows Pointing

Two Arrows Pointing

Two Arrows Pointing by Stuart McDonald is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Ink, 20 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Landscape

Landscape

Landscape by Roger McLain is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 26 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Squash Blossom Necklace

Squash Blossom Necklace

Squash Blossom Necklace by Terri Mayhew is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Jewelry

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Three Roosters

Three Roosters

Three Roosters (1978) by Clarence Mason is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 13 1/2 x 10 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Urban Fragment I

Urban Fragment I

Urban Fragment I (1973) by James McLean is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 33 x 35 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

U.F.O. #1

U.F.O. #1

U.F.O. #1 by James McLean is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 23 x 17 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Totem III

Totem III

Totem III (1967) by James McLean is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (collagraph), 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Homage to J. H.

Homage to J. H.

Homage to J.H. by Zenaide Reiss is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (wool rayon), 36 x 28 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Grand Lady

The Grand Lady

The Grand Lady by Sandra L. Richardson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 11 x 14 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Dance of the Double Helix

The Dance of the Double Helix

The Dance of the Double Helix (1977) by Nancy Roberts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (serigraph), 21 1/2 x 17 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Room Within Her Room

The Room Within Her Room

The Room Within Her Room (1976) by Nancy Roberts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 9 x 10 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Room Offers New Possibilities

The Room Offers New Possibilities

The Room Offers New Possibilities (1977) by Nancy Roberts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media (watercolor and ink), 9 x 10 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

1961

1961

1961 (1961) by G. Ross is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Painting

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Chattahoochee River #7

Chattahoochee River #7

Chattahoochee River #7 (1986) by Junko Ono Rothwell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 26 x 38 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Reading #17

Reading #17

Reading #17 (1967) by Edward Ross is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 63 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Last Light

Last Light

Last Light by Scott Pope is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 15 x 22 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Hit Person

Hit Person

Hit Person (1980) by Dan Pruitt is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Drawing

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Memories

Memories

Memories (1978) by Dale Rayburn is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Honeysuckle Basket with Handle

Honeysuckle Basket with Handle

Honeysuckle Basket with Handle by Susan Peoples is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Basketwork

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Honeysuckle Basket with Beads

Honeysuckle Basket with Beads

Honeysuckle Basket with Beads by Susan Peoples is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Basketwork

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Rocks and Water

Rocks and Water

Rocks and Water by Belinda Anne Peters is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Apple Basket

Apple Basket

Apple Basket (1978) by Wilmot H. Phillips is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Tempera, 19 x 13 3/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Honeysuckle Basket

Honeysuckle Basket

Honeysuckle Basket by Beth Anne Pittman is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (honeysuckle), 10 x 6 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled (1979) by Janice Pittsley is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (lithograph), 11 x 8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Lidded Basket (Pine Needle)

Lidded Basket (Pine Needle)

Lidded Basket (Pine Needle) by Arlan Oftedahl is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (other), 7 1/2 x 8 (diameter) inches 

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

New World

New World

New World (1981) by J.J. Owen is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (lasergram), 20 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Apple Head Dolls

Apple Head Dolls

Apple Head Dolls by Margaret Owens is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 12 1/2 x 5 (Egg gatherer), 7 1/2 x 8 x 5 (Whittler), 12 1/2 x 5 (Wood chopper)

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

S. F. Sloops

S. F. Sloops

S.F. Sloops by Rick Snead is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Sculpture

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Mask

Mask

Mask by Susan Starr is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 41 5/8 x 36 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled by Susan Starr is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiberwork

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled by Susan Starr is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiberwork

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Chattahoochee Woodland

Chattahoochee Woodland

Chattahoochee Woodland by Steven I. Steinman is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pastel, 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pine Valley

Pine Valley

Pine Valley (1987) by Steven I. Steinman is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pastel, 19 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Three in One

Three in One

Three in One by John R. Stephens is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 17 x 13 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Quilted Pillows

Quilted Pillows

Quilted Pillows by Jamie Stephenson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Textile

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Straw

Straw

Straw by Lyn Sterling is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Dog

Dog

Dog by Lyn Sterling is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Suglos 2

Suglos 2

Suglos 2 (1970) by Juergen Strunck is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 22 1/2 x 30 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Red

Red

Red (1974) by Mary Martin Smith is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 25 x 18 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Alice’s Porch

Alice’s Porch

Alice's Porch (1987) by Paula Eubanks Smith is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 9 x 14 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Crane Cloisters

Crane Cloisters

Crane Cloisters (1990) by Paula Eubanks Smith is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 11 1/2 x 9 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Wood Nymph Window

Wood Nymph Window

Wood Nymph Window (1987) by Paula Eubanks Smith is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pollution # 1

Pollution # 1

Pollution # 1 by Sandra Kate Williams is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 25 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cathedral Window Quilt

Cathedral Window Quilt

Cathedral Window Quilt by Mattie Lee Sigers is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 78 x 52 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Parkway Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts

Parkway Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts

Parkway Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts by Robert Simone is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 8 x 10 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Droplets on Screen

Droplets on Screen

Droplets on Screen by Robert Simone is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 7 x 10 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Zenzela

Zenzela

Zenzela by Bernadette Smith is part of the Georgia State Art Collection. Fiber, 33 x 52 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Ceramic Envelopes

Ceramic Envelopes

Ceramic Envelopes by Jane Seville is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 5 x 6 x 6 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Wisps

Wisps

Wisps (1988) by Marianne Weinberg-Benson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay (porcelain), 13 x 12 x 12 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Key

Key

Key by Kenneth Wigfall Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 8 x 5 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Honduras Mahogany & Walnut Coffee Table

Honduras Mahogany & Walnut Coffee Table

Honduras Mahogany & Walnut Coffee Table by David Sansom is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 57 x 24 x 16 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Silence

Silence

Silence (1988) by David A. Sampson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 18 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Tossed

Tossed

Tossed (1989) by Joseph Sanders is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (monoprint), 24 x 19 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe by Tommye McClure Scanlin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 14 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Coleus

Coleus

Coleus by Tommye McClure Scanlin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 14 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cupid and the Venus of the Gallery

Cupid and the Venus of the Gallery

Cupid and the Venus of the Gallery (1986) by Kathy Yancey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 23 x 33 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Still Life for F.G.

Still Life for F.G.

Still Life for F.G. by Ralph Woehrman is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 25 x 18 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Escalator # 2, Houston

Escalator # 2, Houston

Escalator # 2, Houston (1981) by William Turner is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cornshuck Mop

Cornshuck Mop

Cornshuck Mop by Kathleen Thompson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (wood and shucks), 56 x 12 x 5 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex (1969) by Michael Torlen is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Electrostatic printing

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex (1969) by Michael Torlen is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Electrostatic printing

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex

Marsupial Triplex (1969) by Michael Torlen is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Electrostatic printing

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Hand Him a Handkerchief Kerchoo!

Hand Him a Handkerchief Kerchoo!

Hand Him a Handkerchief Kerchoo! by Randi Tamas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 28 1/2 x 37 1/8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

A Merit for Harriet

A Merit for Harriet

A Merit for Harriet by Randi Tamas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 28 1/2 x 37 1/8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Digging for Gold—From a Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado

Digging for Gold—From a Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado

Digging for Gold—From a Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado (1987) by King Thackston is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Thackston, "A search for archetypal, universal images of mankind. This image was chosen for its non-specific location and place in time. Although it is a current image of a gold mine in South America, it could be a primitive culture, anywhere in the world." Pencil, 40 x 65 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Fish Out of Water I

Fish Out of Water I

Fish Out of Water I (1985) by Connie Thomas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Thomas, "Fish have always been an interest of mine, but especially in the past few years. Inspired by frequent trips to the north Georgia mountains, I use wild life surroundings and nature fish as well as tropical fish for subjects." Fiber (cross-stitch), 16 x 25 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

A Clown

A Clown

A Clown by Susan Thomas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Ink, 9 3/4 x 7 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Yellow House with Cabbages

Yellow House with Cabbages

Yellow House with Cabbages by Susan Thomas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 8 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Snip

Snip

Snip by George Warren is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (etching), 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

25 Stars—25 Folds

25 Stars—25 Folds

25 Stars—25 Folds (1975) is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Dolls

Dolls

Dolls by Mamie Lou Waycaster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 22 x 5 inches (male), 20 x 5 inches (female) 

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Dolls

Dolls

Dolls by Mamie Lou Waycaster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 18 x 5 inches (black), 20 x 6 inches (white)

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Brooklyn Street Scene

Brooklyn Street Scene

Brooklyn Street Scene by Ferdinand Warren is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 16 x 12 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Metallic Spiral

Metallic Spiral

Metallic Spiral by Norman Wagner is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (lithograph), 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Puppet Show #7

Puppet Show #7

Puppet Show #7 by Albert J. Vesely is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Vesely, "I let the changes occur rapidly and constantly so that the final image grew from the page, rather than being imposed upon it. Flat shapes float on the black background, and here and there a figure emerges." Mixed media, 24 x 18 inches    

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

On the Move

On the Move

On the Move by Margaret Via is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Collage, 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

City Tree

City Tree

City Tree (1988) by Gena Spivey VanDerKloot is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Casein, 50 x 38 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Lidded Jar

Lidded Jar

Lidded Jar (1980) by Evelyn Unger is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 12 x 14 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Student

The Student

The Student was painted circa 1937. This was about five years after Hutchinson's first large-scale solo exhibition, which was at the High Musuem of Art in Atlanta. She lived in New York at the time.

Courtesy of Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System

Two of Them

Two of Them

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta acquired this painting, painted circa 1933, in 1934 and prominently displayed it through the 1930s. After many years in storage, the museum deaccessioned the work.

Courtesy of Jason Schoen

Mary E. Hutchinson at Work

Mary E. Hutchinson at Work

Mary E. Hutchinson working on a portrait of Don Sheldon, a personal friend, in 1950. 

Dream of Violets

Dream of Violets

Mary E. Hutchinson's Dream of Violets is a self-portrait she painted circa 1942. 

Courtesy of Hutchinson Estate Private Collection

Joanna

Joanna

Joanna Lanza, pictured, was Hutchinson's first partner and primary model from 1931 to 1935.

Courtesy of Hutchinson Estate Private Collection

Don Sheldon

Don Sheldon

Don Sheldon was Hutchinson's personal friend. He worked as a window dresser for Rich's Department Store in Atlanta. This portrait was made in 1950. 

Courtesy of Hutchinson Estate Private Collection

Washington Square Sidewalk Show

Washington Square Sidewalk Show

Mary E. Hutchinson attending the Washington Square Sidewalk Show in New York City, circa 1932. Hutchinson's first solo New York exhibition was in 1934. She moved back to Atlanta in 1945.

Untitled

Untitled

This untitled piece by Anselm Atkins and Kenneth E. Moss is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 17 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Unity of Man

Unity of Man

Unity of Man by Zachariah Anderson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 34 x 40 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Reverse Design, Red-Blue

Reverse Design, Red-Blue

Reverse Design, Red-Blue (1975) by Shirley Cooper is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 30 x 40 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

An Oriental Flavor

An Oriental Flavor

An Oriental Flavor (1988) by Shirley B. Arnold is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Arnold, "I collect articles along the way that I see of interest in hopes of someday using it in a painting. I had the oriental rug for about two years. I purchased the last vase in Virginia in June of 1987." Oil, 29 x 25 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Upward Bound

Upward Bound

Upward Bound (1988) by R. M. Berger is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 36 x 42 x 3 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Teapot

Teapot

Teapot by Robin Jones is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Basket

Basket

Basket (title unknown) by Patricia Barrett is part of Georgia's State Art Collection.

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Venetian Red

Venetian Red

Venetian Red by Ouida Canaday is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 11 x 10 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pine Needle Basket with Lid

Pine Needle Basket with Lid

Pine Needle Basket with Lid by Norma Brumback is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (straw), 6 x 9 inches 

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

This untitled sculpture by Maurice Blaine Caldwell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Eucalyptus wood, 13 inches (height)

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl by Mark Barr is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (box elder), 5 x 12 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Space Station III

Space Station III

Space Station III (1989) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 44 x 37 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Chroma

Chroma

Chroma (1974) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 48 x 60 inches 

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Chroma #160

Chroma #160

Chroma #160 (1989) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 37 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Shapes and Sky

Shapes and Sky

Shapes and Sky by James McRae is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 30 x 27 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cooking Utensils

Cooking Utensils

Cooking Utensils by Ivan F. Bailey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Iron

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Untitled

Untitled

Untitled (1977) by Ivan F. Bailey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Iron, 11 1/2 x 18 x 8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cadmium Red Light

Cadmium Red Light

Cadmium Red Light (1973) by Harold Bright is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 30 1/2 x 21 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Handmade Paper (diptych)

Handmade Paper (diptych)

Handmade Paper (diptych) by Gaye Elissa Elder is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (paper), 14 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Handmade Paper (one of diptych)

Handmade Paper (one of diptych)

Handmade Paper (one of diptych) by Gaye Elissa Elder is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (paper), 14 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Johnny’s Too Long at the Fair

Johnny’s Too Long at the Fair

Johnny's Too Long at the Fair by Eve Bragg is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 21 x 29 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Crabapple Fair

Crabapple Fair

Crabapple Fair by Eve Bragg is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 24 x 30 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Fall Still Life: Jackson County

Fall Still Life: Jackson County

Fall Still Life: Jackson County by Doug Brown is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Puffie’s in the Tropics

Puffie’s in the Tropics

Puffie's in the Tropics (1975) by Don Cooper is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 54 1/2 x 48 5/8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Swan Riders

Swan Riders

Swan Riders (1977) by Don Cooper is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 19 x 26 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Optic Saddle III

Optic Saddle III

Optic Saddle III (1988) by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Glass, 11 x 9 x 3 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Azteca

Azteca

Azteca (1989) by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 10 x 11 x 4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Ice Fossil

Ice Fossil

Ice Fossil by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Glass, 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark by Chris Moses is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Sculpture

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark by Chris Moses is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Sculpture

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark by Chris Moses is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Sculpture

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Noah’s Ark

Noah’s Ark

Noah's Ark by Chris Moses is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay (raku), 25 x 19 x 16 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Hey Diddle Fiddle

Hey Diddle Fiddle

Hey Diddle Fiddle (1970) by Byron McKeeby is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 28 x 20 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Vase

Vase

Vase by Cameron Covert is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Porcelain, 9 x 6 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Zinc Crystalline Vase

Zinc Crystalline Vase

Zinc Crystalline Vase by Cameron Covert is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Porcelain, 11 x 4 x 2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Quilt

Quilt

Quilt by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 98 x 106 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Vase

Vase

Vase by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 13 1/4 x 10 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pot

Pot

Pot by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection.

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pot

Pot

Pot by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection.

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Pot with Lid

Pot with Lid

Pot with Lid by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 (diameter) inches 

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Blind

The Blind

The Blind (1968) by Carlos Coffeen-Serpas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Ink, 23 x 18 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Turtlemen with Turtlehooks

Turtlemen with Turtlehooks

Turtlemen with Turtlehooks (1985) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 28 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Clubs Is Trumps

Clubs Is Trumps

Clubs Is Trumps (date unknown) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 49 x 35 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan (1981) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan

Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan (1981) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled #74

Untitled #74

Untitled #74 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 37 x 37 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Cube

Cube

Cube (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 42 x 46 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Study #8

Study #8

Study #8 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 40 1/2 x 36 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Study #44

Study #44

Study #44 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 30 1/2 x 27 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Study #17

Study #17

Study #17 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 31 x 27 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Kibitzer

The Kibitzer

The Kibitzer (date unknown) by Edmund Marshall is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

December 26, 1972, 8:29

December 26, 1972, 8:29

December 26, 1972, 8:29 by Maurice Clifford is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 30 x 22 3/8 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

C Series #2

C Series #2

C Series #2 (1977) by Freddie L. Styles is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 34 x 45 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Athos Menaboni's 1962 lithograph Mourning Dove (26" x 20") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta. Menaboni is best known for his detailed paintings of birds, usually portrayed in pairs in their natural habitats.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Athos Menaboni

Athos Menaboni

Athos Menaboni, pictured in 1945, stands in his aviary studying a golden eagle.

Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive.

Bobwhite

Bobwhite

Artist Athos Menaboni was renowned for his detailed paintings of birds. He and his wife, Sara, obtained permits to capture rare and protected species for study at their home near Atlanta. Menaboni's 1962 lithograph Bobwhite (26" x 20") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Cardinals

Cardinal

Artist Athos Menaboni made his first bird painting in 1937, when he painted a cardinal from memory during a lull in commissioned work. His c. 1948 lithograph Cardinals (13 1/4" x 10 1/2") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Brown Leghorn

Brown Leghorn

Athos Menaboni, renowned for his bird paintings, reached the height of his career during the 1940s and 1950s. His 1956 lithograph Brown Leghorn (22" x 17 1/2") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle by Athos Menaboni is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Lithograph, 23 x 30 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Red Shoes, Blue Vase, Glass and Carnations

Red Shoes, Blue Vase, Glass and Carnations

Savannah native Emma Cheves Wilkins's undated Red Shoes, Blue Vase, Glass and Carnations (oil on canvas, 20 1/4" x 24 1/8") is part of the collection at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Blue Jug and Camellias

Blue Jug and Camellias

Emma Cheves Wilkins, the third generation in a family of Savannah artists, specialized in painting portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Her undated Blue Jug and Camellias (oil on canvas, 23" x 21") is part of the collection at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Youngster Sitting atop Hawks Bill, N.C.

Youngster Sitting atop Hawks Bill, N.C.

Youngster Sitting atop Hawks Bill, N.C. was painted by Savannah native Emma Cheves Wilkins, who is known for her impressionistic landscapes. The undated painting (pastel on sandpaper, 14 5/8" x 11 5/8") is part of the collection at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

In the Hall

In the Hall

Impressionist painter Hattie Saussy completed In the Hall (oil on board, 20" x 24") in 1927. Saussy spent much of her career in her native Savannah, where she was an active member of the Savannah Art Association.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Portrait of Hattie Saussy

Portrait of Hattie Saussy

Hattie Saussy, a Savannah native, established herself as an impressionistic painter following study in Savannah, New York City, and Paris in the 1910s. She is depicted in this undated portrait (oil on canvas, 21 7/8" x 18") by fellow Savannah artist Christopher Murphy Jr.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Stream in Wooded Landscape

Stream in Wooded Landscape

Impressionist painter Hattie Saussy's undated Stream in Wooded Landscape (oil on canvas board, 15 7/8" x 11 7/8") is one example of the landscape paintings for which she is well known. Saussy traveled throughout the region of her native Savannah, painting landscapes outdoors, from the 1920s through the 1970s.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Portrait—Girl in Red

Portrait—Girl in Red

Hattie Saussy painted Portrait—Girl in Red (oil on board, 24" x 20") in 1935. A Savannah native, Saussy painted numerous portraits, as well as impressionistic landscapes, during her long career.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Auction Barn

Auction Barn

Jackson Lee Nesbitt created the lithograph Auction Barn (15" x 19 1/2") in Atlanta with master printer Wayne Kline in 1989. The image is a composite of several sketches of Arkansas cattle auctions in the 1940s. Nesbitt added a Coca-Cola bottle, which sits on a rafter behind the auctioneer.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Jackson Lee Nesbitt, pictured circa 1955, was a native of the Midwest and a well-regarded printmaker and painter for much of the twentieth century. In 1957 he moved to Atlanta and gave up his art to work in advertising, but in 1987 he resumed printmaking at Rolling Stone Press in Atlanta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

The Matthew W. Johnston Family

The Matthew W. Johnston Family

Jackson Lee Nesbitt's 1990 lithograph The Matthew W. Johnston Family (12 1/4" x 15") is composed of a mother and daughter whom Nesbitt knew during his childhood in Oklahoma. The man in the image was a model from the Kansas City Art Institute, where Nesbitt studied from 1933 to 1938.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

American Center Paris, 1994

American Center Paris, 1994

Jasper Johns donated the 1994 lithograph American Center Paris, 1994 (42" x 36 1/16") to Brenau University Galleries in honor of his aunts Gladys and Eunice Johns, both alumnae of the university, whose childhood images appear in the upper right corner.

Art (c) Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, N.Y. Courtesy of Brenau University Galleries

William Jasper Statue

William Jasper Statue

A statue of William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero who was killed during the Siege of Savannah in 1779, stands on Madison Square in Savannah. The town of Jasper, the seat of Pickens County, was named in his honor.

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Mosquito Fleet

Mosquito Fleet

Savannah artist Christopher Murphy Jr.'s undated painting Mosquito Fleet (oil on board, 11" x 13 3/4") depicts the vessels used by African American fishermen along the Georgia coast. Murphy is known for creating paintings and etchings that capture the activity in the streets and along the waterfront of his native Savannah.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Christopher Murphy Jr.

Christopher Murphy Jr.

Christopher Murphy Jr., captured in this undated self-portrait (oil on board, 23 3/4" x 18"), was a prominent Savannah artist and teacher for much of the twentieth century. He is known particularly for his depictions of Savannah daily life and architecture, as well as for his portraiture.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Green Kimono

Green Kimono

Christopher Murphy Jr., a Savannah native and artist, painted a number of portraits, such as his undated Green Kimono (oil on canvas, 22" x 18"). The painting's dark background and the serene expression of the sitter contrast with the vibrant pattern of her kimono.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Joe Street, Savannah

Joe Street, Savannah

Joe Street, Savannah (charcoal on paper, 9 3/4" x 15 1/2"), an undated etching by Savannah artist Christopher Murphy Jr., was chosen in 1935 by the Print Club of Rochester in New York as its second annual presentation print.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Different Levels

Different Levels

Christopher Murphy Jr.'s undated drawing Different Levels (graphite on paper, 10" x 7 3/4") was the source for one of the thirty-seven illustrations Murphy created for the book Savannah (1947), which was written by Savannah historian Walter Charlton Hartridge.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Black Man Seated on a Chair

Black Man Seated on a Chair

The subject of Black Man Seated on a Chair (1910), a sepia wash on paper by Savannah artist Lucile Desbouillons Murphy, may have been an employee of the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, where Murphy studied under Carl Brandt in the 1890s.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Street Scene, Savannah

Street Scene, Savannah

Margaret Augusta Murphy, the daughter of Savannah artists Lucile Desbouillons and Christopher P. H. Murphy, painted the watercolor Street Scene, Savannah between 1930 and 1940. Her watercolor technique developed under the tutelage of Eliot O'Hara, a visiting artist at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Fighting Angels

Fighting Angels

Rudolph Valentino Bostic, a self-taught artist from Savannah, painted Fighting Angels between 1991 and 1997. Bostic is known for rendering biblical and popular culture scenes through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses light and shade to create depth.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Mrs. Pope’s Museum

Mrs. Pope’s Museum

Laura Pope Forrester, a self-taught artist from south Georgia, created one of the state's first outdoor art environments during the 1940s and 1950s. Her concrete figures, depicting such historical and literary personages as Nancy Hart and Scarlett O'Hara, came to be known as "Mrs. Pope's Museum."

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Photograph by Marty Stupich..

Walking Staff

Walking Staff

William Rogers, a preacher and self-taught artist from Darien, carved this wooden walking staff around 1935. Rogers is known for his walking sticks and animal carvings, which are reminiscent of African art.

Courtesy of Columbus Museum. Museum purchase made possible by the Endowment Fund in honor of D. A. Turner. 87.15.165

Arthur “Pete” Dilbert

Arthur “Pete” Dilbert

Arthur "Pete" Dilbert, a woodworker from the Savannah region, carves a dragon in preparation for an exhibition. Dilbert is well known for his canes, as well as relief sculptures and freestanding figures such as birds and alligators.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

The Devil and the Drunk Man

The Devil and the Drunk Man

The Devil and the Drunk Man, a sculpture by self-taught artist Dilmus Hall, is pictured in 1986. Hall created a sculptural yard at his home in Athens, featuring concrete, metal, and wood figures, as well as drawings inspired by the Old Testament.

Courtesy of Judith McWillie

Howard Finster

Howard Finster

Howard Finster, a self-taught artist from Chattooga County, sits atop his "Paradise Garden," a sculpture garden filled with mixed-media creations next to his home in Pennville. Finster began work on the garden in 1961.

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Photograph by Bud Lee..

Reckoning Album Cover

Reckoning Album Cover

The cover art for Reckoning (1984), the second album by rock group R.E.M, features a painting by folk artist Howard Finster.

Photograph by Bradley Loos

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Dispossessed

Dispossessed

Realist painter Alexander Brook's undated work Dispossessed (watercolor on paper, 14 1/4" x 16 3/8") depicts the dignity of a desperate family by capturing the expression of the woman in a pensive moment, amid what appear to be bleak prospects.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Alexander Brook

Alexander Brook

Alexander Brook, a native of New York, was a prominent figurative painter during the first half of the twentieth century. Between 1938 and 1948 he lived sporadically in Savannah, where he executed numerous sketches that became the basis for paintings exhibited nationwide.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Georgia Jungle Study

Georgia Jungle Study

Alexander Brook's undated sketch of a woman living in the Yamacraw district of Savannah was used for the central figure in the foreground of his finished work, Georgia Jungle. Brook was awarded first prize at the Carnegie International exhibition for the painting in 1939.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Savannah Chickens and Shacks

Savannah Chickens and Shacks

Alexander Brook, a prominent New York painter, was fascinated with the rural landscape and vernacular architecture on the outskirts of Savannah. The horizontal line of the leaning shacks in his undated painting Savannah Chickens and Shacks (oil on canvas, 12" x 26") is enhanced by far-off smoke as the chickens give the only living presence to the scene.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo’ de Devil’s Done Loose

Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo’ de Devil’s Done Loose

Hilda Belcher, a prominent artist, painted Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo' de Devil's Done Loose (oil on board, 13 7/8" x 11 3/4") in 1931. Belcher, a native of Vermont, attended services at several African American churches around Savannah during her frequent visits to the city. In this work, which was also the basis for a 1935 oil painting of the same name, she captures the energy of a Savannah choir.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Hilda and Martha Belcher

Hilda and Martha Belcher

Hilda Belcher (left) poses with her mother, Martha Wood Belcher, in 1913 at Daventry, England. Hilda Belcher, a native of Vermont, traveled frequently to Georgia during her career to sketch scenes, particularly in Savannah, and to paint commissioned portraits.

Reprinted by permission of the Belcher family

Court Day, Marietta

Court Day, Marietta

Nell Choate Jones's Court Day, Marietta (charcoal, pencil, ink, and gouache on tracing paper, 19" x 24") depicts a crowd of people, shown without individual features, as they congregate around the courthouse, which is barely visible in the background. Action and gesture take precedence in this vividly colored, undated work.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Georgia Red Clay

Georgia Red Clay

The oil painting Georgia Red Clay (25" x 30") was made by Georgia native Nell Choate Jones in 1946. The painting exemplifies several aspects of her style, including strong contours and shapes, as well as a modernist emphasis on color.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Nell Choate Jones

Nell Choate Jones

Nell Choate Jones, pictured at her 100th birthday party in 1979, was a prominent artist whose paintings were exhibited widely from 1925 until 1979. A Hawkinsville native, Jones drew inspiration for her work from southern landscapes and culture.

Courtesy of Mrs. Thomas S. Potts

Cotton Blooms

Cotton Blooms

Hawkinsville native Nell Choate Jones painted Cotton Blooms (mixed media on paper, 21 3/8" x 17 7/8") circa 1936. This still life depicts a plant commonly seen in Georgia but rarely found in the colder climates where the artist spent most of her long life.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Sea Dive

Sea Dive

Sea Dive (monoprint with African fabric collage, 29 1/2" x 20 3/4"), created in 1989 by Atlanta native Emma Amos, depicts a clothed figure hovering in midair above a body of water, which is divided by a strip of African fabric. Action lines in the air and water enhance the sense of the figure's movement.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Mosaic Bench

Mosaic Bench

This glass mosaic bench (1996) forms part of an art installation designed by artist Emma Amos for the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Plaza in Atlanta, which commemorates the legacy of the civil rights leader. Amos's installation also includes a bronze chair and a gazebo.

Courtesy of Emma Amos

Emma Amos

Emma Amos

Emma Amos, an Atlanta native and acclaimed artist, worked in a variety of media, including printmaking, painting, textiles, and collage. Her work explored issues of politics, race, gender, and cultural history. Amos was a professor and former chair at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Courtesy of Emma Amos

Does Black Rub Off?

Does Black Rub Off?

Emma Amos, an acclaimed artist and Atlanta native, painted Does Black Wear Off? (oil on canvas, African fabric, and photo transfers, 90" x 56") in 1999. A cloth border imprinted with hands and minstrel's white gloves encloses a strip of woven fabric from Burkina Faso. The multi-hued female figure wears a minstrel's black face with images of figurines repeated around her.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Children’s Mardi Gras

Children’s Mardi Gras

Children's Mardi Gras (oil on canvas, 29 1/2" x 34 1/2") was painted by Andree Ruellan in 1949. Although seemingly playful, the painting is executed in a dark palette and is more somber than the artist's work prior to World War II.

Courtesy of Columbus Museum. Museum purchase made possible by Norman S. Rothschild in honor of his parents, Aleen and Irwin B. Rothschild

Spring in Georgia

Spring in Georgia

Andree Ruellan's mural Spring in Georgia, commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts, was installed at the Lawrenceville post office in 1942. Today the mural is housed in the R. G. Stephens Federal Building in Athens.

Courtesy of U.S. General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Fine Arts Collection.

Morning on the River

Morning on the River

Artist Andree Ruellan's Morning on the River (gouache on paper, 12 1/4" x 18 1/2"), executed in 1940, captures the Savannah River in morning light and includes several people and shanties along the water's edge.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Eddie Owens Martin

Eddie Owens Martin

Artist and Georgia native Eddie Owens Martin, also known as St. EOM, poses at Pasaquan, the visionary art site that he established in Marion County around 1957.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society

Studio Building, Pasaquan

Studio Building, Pasaquan

The studio building of folk artist St. EOM (Eddie Owens Martin) is attached to the original family farmhouse. Every surface of St. EOM's estate, Pasaquan, in Marion County is covered by his art, inside and out.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com

Wall of Faces, Pasaquan

Wall of Faces, Pasaquan

The walls of Pasaquan, the estate of the Buena Vista folk artist known as St. EOM, vary in height, width, and length. They are created with wire mesh and concrete in detailed relief.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com

Red Face, Pasaquan

Red Face, Pasaquan

The folk artist known as St. EOM (Eddie Owens Martin) was fascinated by the human face. The artwork at Pasaquan, Martin's Marion County estate, includes more than 100 faces.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com

Tin Wall, Pasaquan

Tin Wall, Pasaquan

The folk artist Eddie Owens Martin, also known as St. EOM, constructed his visionary art site Pasaquan in Marion County in the 1950s. Martin's work, including this hammered tin wall at Pasaquan, reveals the influence of international icons and images.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com

Untitled

Untitled

Artist Larry Connatser's untitled painting (acrylic on wood, 13" x 13"), created circa 1980, is a complex composition containing numerous figures in an architectural setting. Identifiable furniture is juxtaposed with fantasy elements.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Larry Connatser

Larry Connatser

Larry Connatser, a self-taught artist who spent much of his life in Georgia, created 2,500 paintings, 800 drawings, and numerous murals over the course of his career. Hallmarks of his expressionistic style include bright colors, fantasy figures, and dreamlike spaces.

Courtesy of the Joan Cobitz Estate

Decatur Station Mural

Decatur Station Mural

A section of the mural at the Decatur MARTA station (paint on architectural brick, twin murals each 66' x 26') are visible to passengers at both the concourse and platform levels. The mural was created by Georgia artist Larry Connatser in 1981 and depicts stylized renderings of the mountains and sea as vacation destinations.

Image from Joel Mann

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Decatur Station Mural

Decatur Station Mural

Of his twin murals painted at the MARTA station in Decatur, artist Larry Connatser explained, "Stylized fantasies of the two favorite American vacations--escapes to the mountain and sea, were my theme. . . . A stylized ocean and mountain flowers enhance these expressions."

Courtesy of MARTA

All That Jazz Party

All That Jazz Party

All That Jazz Party, a mural designed by artist Larry Connatser and created with the help of students in 1980, covered the floor of the original library in Poetter Hall at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The mural remains intact at Poetter Hall, which today houses administrative offices.

Courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design

#1764

#1764

#1764 (1974) by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 21 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

#2149

#2149

#2149 (1977) by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 26 x 26 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 48 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Rainbow

Rainbow

Painter Gari Melchers's Rainbow (oil on canvas, 27 1/4" x 30"), an example of the artist's impressionistic style, was created circa 1925.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Gari Melchers

Gari Melchers

Gari Melchers, pictured circa 1900, was a prominent painter in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A native of Michigan, he established studios in the Netherlands, Virginia, and New York City over the course of his career. In 1906 he was appointed fine arts advisor to the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah, for which he acquired more than seventy works of art.

Image from Frank Scott Clark

The Unpretentious Garden

The Unpretentious Garden

Gari Melchers's oil painting The Unpretentious Garden (33 5/8" x 40 1/2") was created around 1905 and is an example of the artist's impressionistic style.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Marie (West Indian)

Marie (West Indian)

Artist Gari Melchers painted Marie (West Indian) (gouache on paper, 18 1/2" x 11") around 1925, during a trip to the West Indies. The subject of the painting, whom Melchers called "Ma Petite," was one of the painter's favorite models.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

St. Yacht Thelma

St. Yacht Thelma

William O. Golding, a Savannah native who spent most of his life at sea, created around sixty drawings of ships and ports while a patient at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Savannah. He completed St. Yacht Thelma, Bangor, Maine, June 12, 1935 (crayon and graphite on paper, 9" x 12") in 1935.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

St. Yacht Ramona

St. Yacht Ramona

William O. Golding's St. Yacht Ramona (crayon and pencil on paper, 8 3/4 " x 11 3/4") depicts ships in American waters and features a lighthouse and flags, both recurring images in the artist's work.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Merchant Ship—Scarlet

Merchant Ship—Scarlet

African American artist William O. Golding drew his Merchant Ship—Scarlet (crayon and pencil on paper, 9" x 12") in 1934. In a variation on his distinctive image of the sun partially hidden by a cloud, a recurring image in the artist's work, Golding places the sun at the horizon in this drawing.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Yellow Breasted Finch

Yellow Breasted Finch

John Abbot painted his Yellow Breasted Finch (watercolor on paper, 11 1/8" x 8 3/4") in 1790, fifteen years after moving from Virginia to Georgia. A native of England, Abbot traveled to America in 1773 and spent the remainder of his life collecting and drawing specimens of New World birds, insects, and butterflies.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Grebe, Didapper, or Water Witch

Grebe, Didapper, or Water Witch

Painter John Abbot's Grebe, Didapper, or Water Witch (watercolor on paper, 11 1/8" x 8 3/4") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

John Abbot Plaque

John Abbot Plaque

This bronze plaque depicting the naturalist and illustrator John Abbot graces a monument erected in 1957 by the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Historical Commission in Bulloch County. Abbot, a British native, collected and drew numerous specimens of birds, insects, butterflies, and moths during his nearly sixty-five years in Georgia.

Courtesy of Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Historical Society collection of photographs, #GHS 1361PH-24-01-4588.

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La Belle Dame d’Amerique

La Belle Dame d’Amerique

This watercolor of a butterfly, today identified as the American Painted Lady, is one of many images depicting butterflies and moths by John Abbot, a British collector and illustrator who lived and worked in Georgia from 1775 until around 1840.

From The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia, by J. Abbot

Little Horn Owl or Screech Owl

Little Horn Owl or Screech Owl

John Abbot, a painter and naturalist, created Little Horn Owl or Screech Owl (watercolor on paper, 11 1/8" x 8 3/4") in 1790. From 1775 until 1818 Abbot lived and worked in present-day Burke County, sending specimens and illustrations of New World species to collectors in his homeland of England.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

River Plantation

River Plantation

British artist Thomas Addison Richards painted River Plantation (1855-60) from sketches made in Georgia during his travels through the South in the 1840s. Oil on canvas (20 1/4" x 30").

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Georgia Landscape

Georgia Landscape

Henry Ossawa Turner employed a French Barbizon-influenced palette and brushstrokes to create his Georgia Landscape (ca. 1889). Turner, born in Pennsylvania, lived in Atlanta for two years, during which time he opened a photography studio and taught painting and drawing at Clark University.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Tallulah Falls

Tallulah Falls

George Cooke's Tallulah Falls (1841) features elements typical of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, particularly in its depiction of the picturesque and sublime. Tallulah Falls, located in the northeast Georgia mountains, comprises four waterfalls, three of which Cooke captures in his painting. Oil on canvas (35 3/4" x 28 3/4").

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; gift of Mrs. William Lorenzo Moss. GMOA 1959.646

James Habersham

James Habersham

A portrait of James Habersham Sr., president of the state legislature and acting governor during the colonial era, was painted by artist Jeremiah Theus in the 1770s. Theus, a native of Switzerland, lived and worked in Charleston, South Carolina, for several decades and established himself as a prominent southern painter. Oil on canvas.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Plantation Portrait

Plantation Portrait

Plantation Portrait (1885) was painted by William Aiken Walker, a well-known itinerant painter best known for his depictions of everyday life in the South. Oil on canvas (14" x 24").

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

Three new buildings, including the Anne Cox Chambers Wing (left) and Wieland Pavilion (back right), were added to the High Museum's main building (front right) in 2005. Art in the foreground is a fabrication of Roy Lichtenstein's House III (1997) and a cast of Auguste Rodin's The Shade (circa 1880).

Photograph by Jonathan Hillyer

High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art, located on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta, houses a permanent collection of more than 11,000 pieces, including nineteenth- and twentieth-century American collections, folk art, and African art. Its current building, designed in 1983 by Richard Meier, has received awards and honors for its architectural excellence.

Courtesy of High Museum of Art

High Mansion

High Mansion

The Peachtree Street residence of Harriet Harwell Wilson High was donated to the Atlanta Art Association in 1926 to house a museum. The High Museum remained in the home until 1955, when it moved into a new brick building next to the house.

Courtesy of High Museum of Art

Playing with Reds (Camellias)

Playing with Reds (Camellias)

Playing with Reds (Camellias) (oil on canvas, 25 1/8" x 32 7/8"), an oil painting by Emma Cheves Wilkins, was purchased by the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (later Telfair Museums) in Savannah in 1931, around the time of the work's completion. Wilkins began her training at the Telfair and then studied in Paris, France, before returning to Savannah.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Churning

Churning

Lucy May Stanton made several paintings of "Aunt Liza," one of her neighbors in Athens. In each, Aunt Liza is shown with a brooding expression, dressed in a headscarf and shawl. The solid, modeled forms of the figure, drapery, and furniture are achieved with an economy of large brushstrokes.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Frances Forbes Heyn

Bible Quilt

Bible Quilt

Harriet Powers finished her Bible Quilt around 1886 in Athens. The third panel in the second row depicts the story of Jacob's dream, when "he lay on the ground." Enslaved African Americans identified with Jacob, for he was homeless, hunted, and weary of his journey.

Courtesy of National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Ajiji, Mexico

Ajiji, Mexico

Ben Shute, cofounder of the Atlanta College of Art, arrived in Atlanta in 1928. He played an important role in that city's art community as a teacher, portrait painter, and chair of the Southeastern Annual Exhibition. His Ajiji, Mexico (watercolor and ink on paper) was made in 1951.

Courtesy of Betty Plummer Woodruff Collection

Stone Mountain Carving

Stone Mountain Carving

The carving on Stone Mountain depicts the Confederate icons Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. Commissioned by the president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the sculptor Gutzon Borglum began work on the relief in 1915. He was fired in 1925, and Augustus Lukeman completed the carving.

Photograph by Mark Griffin, Wikimedia

Malcolm and Muriel Bell

Malcolm and Muriel Bell

Husband and wife Malcolm Bell Jr. and Muriel Barrow Bell pose in 1938. Two years later, the couple's photographs were published in Drums and Shadows, a photographic study of African American culture along the Georgia coast commissioned by the Federal Writers' Project.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

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Georgia Sunset

Georgia Sunset

Georgia Sunset (watercolor on paper, 15" x 22") was painted by Eliot O'Hara, a teacher at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (later Telfair Museums) in Savannah during the 1930s. The painting was acquired by the Telfair in 1934. O'Hara also authored several books on watercolor technique.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Copperhill (1938)

Copperhill (1938)

Lamar Dodd, founder of the art school at the University of Georgia in Athens, painted Copperhill (oil and egg tempera on linen canvas) in 1938. The painting is characteristic of the evocative landscapes that dominated his work in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. Extended loan from the University of Georgia Foundation; Gift of Mary and Lamar Dodd GMOA 1974.3F

Robin Hood Detail

Robin Hood Detail

This detail of Robin Hood appears on the mural at the main branch of the Savannah public library on Bull Street. The mural, which was painted in 1934 by husband and wife artists William Hoffmann and Martina Steere, depicts Robin Hood before the queen's court. Originally painted for the children's room, the mural was restored in 2000 and is found today in the library's auditorium.

Courtesy of Live Oak Public Libraries

King and Queen Detail

King and Queen Detail

This detail of the king and queen appears on the mural at the main branch of the Savannah public library on Bull Street. The mural, painted in 1934 by husband and wife artists William Hoffmann and Martina Steere, depicts Robin Hood before the queen's court.

Courtesy of Live Oak Public Libraries

Queen's Court Detail

Queen’s Court Detail

This detail of the queen's court appears on the mural at the main branch of the Savannah public library on Bull Street. The mural, painted in 1934 by husband and wife artists William Hoffmann and Martina Steere, depicts Robin Hood before the queen's court.

Courtesy of Live Oak Public Libraries

Art of the Negro: Muses

Art of the Negro: Muses

Inspired by the Mexican muralists, Hale Woodruff, a nationally recognized African American artist, completed three mural series over the course of his career. Art of the Negro was completed around 1951 and hangs in the gallery at Clark Atlanta University, where Woodruff taught art for fifteen years. His other murals are entitled The Amistad Mutiny (1939) and The Negro in California History (1949).

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

Recessional

Recessional

Anna Hunter, an art critic for the Savannah News-Press, took up painting during the late 1940s, while in her fifties. Her Recessional (oil on canvas) was completed around 1949 and is housed by Telfair Museums in Savannah.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

Pasaquan

Pasaquan

The Marion County folk artist known as St. EOM built Pasaquan, a complex of decorated concrete buildings, beginning in the mid-1950s. He used a variety of materials in his work, including decorated tin, wire, wood, brick, roofing shingles, and floor tile.

Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com

LaGrange Art Museum

LaGrange Art Museum

LaGrange Art Museum in LaGrange houses four galleries, in addition to classrooms, a sculpture garden, and a gift shop. The museum's collection focuses on twentieth-century art, with an emphasis on southern art.

Courtesy of LaGrange Art Museum

LaGrange Art Museum

LaGrange Art Museum

The LaGrange Art Museum, founded in 1963 in LaGrange, is housed in an 1892 Victorian home on Lafayette Square. The museum offers art classes for adults and children and sponsors Affair on the Square, a nationally juried arts show, and the LaGrange National, a juried art exhibition.

Courtesy of LaGrange Art Museum

Drawing Student

Drawing Student

A participant in the Ben Hill Art Camp at Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum (later LaGrange Art Museum) draws her self-portrait in 2004. The camp is an after-school program held during the summer in collaboration with the LaGrange Housing Authority.

Courtesy of LaGrange Art Museum

Hale Woodruff

Hale Woodruff

Hale Woodruff, a member of the Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University) faculty from 1931 until 1946, stands before one of his murals. Woodruff trained in Paris, France, and became a nationally known printmaker, draftsman, and painter during his career.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection, Photograph by Arthur Rothstein.

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Celestial Gate (1953)

Celestial Gate (1953)

Hale Woodruff's 1953 work Celestial Gate (oil on canvas, 50" x 40") hangs in the gallery of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. During the 1930s and 1940s, Woodruff, a prominent African American artist, was a member of Atlanta University's faculty and taught classes at Spelman.

Courtesy of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, dedicated in 1996 on the campus of Spelman College in Atlanta, includes approximately 450 works in its permanent collection. The primary focus of the collection is twentieth-century painting and sculpture by African American artists.

Courtesy of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Quinlan Visual Arts Center

The Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville opened in 1962. The building, constructed on land donated by Gainesville resident Leslie Quinlan, houses the gallery and classroom space of the Gainesville Art Association, which organized in 1947.

Courtesy of Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Green Street Gallery

Green Street Gallery

The Green Street Gallery at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville originally served as the lobby when the center was constructed in 1962. The center has displayed the work of many local artists, including Lamar Dodd, a professor at the University of Georgia, and Ed Dodd, creator of the comic strip Mark Trail.

Courtesy of Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Walters Lobby

Walters Lobby

The Jim and Peggy Walters Lobby opened in 2004, following the expansion and renovation of the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville. Other additions include classroom and gallery space, a conference room, and a gift shop.

Courtesy of Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Ostia, Italy (1962)

Ostia, Italy (1962)

Ben Shute, a prominent Atlanta artist, is well known for his landscape portraits of such diverse locales as Mexico, Italy, and the Georgia coast. Ostia, Italy (1962), casein and ink on paper.

Courtesy of Betty Plummer Woodruff Collection

Night Carnival (1940)

Night Carnival (1940)

Acclaimed artist Ben Shute, a cofounder of the Atlanta College of Art, lived in Atlanta from 1928 until his death in 1986. His 1940 work Night Carnival, Franklin, N.C., casein and ink on paper, is housed in the permanent collection of the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Betty Plummer Potts Woodruff GMOA 2004.7

Otis with Bible (1940)

Otis with Bible (1940)

Acclaimed artist Ben Shute, a Wisconsin native, lived for the majority of his career in Atlanta, where he earned a reputation as an accomplished portrait artist. His Otis with Bible, charcoal on paper, was completed in 1940.

Courtesy of Georgia Musuem of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Betty Plummer Potts Woodruff GMOA 2004.6

Deserted House (1965)

Deserted House (1965)

Beginning in the early 1950s, Atlanta artist Ben Shute traveled to coastal Maine, where he painted elements of the landscape using a shifting cubist perspective. Deserted House, Port Clyde, Maine (1965), casein and ink on paper.

Courtesy of Betty Plummer Woodruff Collection

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, founded in 1937, is housed in the former home of Nicholas Ware, the mayor of Augusta at the time of the home's construction in 1818. Today the Ware house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Courtesy of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Gertrude Herbert Dunn

Gertrude Herbert Dunn

Gertrude Herbert Dunn was the daughter of Olivia A. Herbert, who founded the Augusta Art Club in 1937. Located in the historic Ware house, the club was later renamed the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art and today displays visiting exhibitions of regional and local artists.

Courtesy of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Olivia A. Herbert

Olivia A. Herbert

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta is named for the daughter of Olivia A. Herbert, who founded the Augusta Art Club, the institute's predecessor, in 1937.

Courtesy of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Acrylics Workshop

Acrylics Workshop

An artist participates in an acrylics workshop at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta. The institute offers a variety of classes and worshops in its studios, classrooms, and darkrooms.

Courtesy of Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

Girl on a Path

Girl on a Path

Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Girl on a Path (no date) is housed by the Brenau University Galleries in Gainesville. The collection was initiated in 1986 and today comprises more than 1,100 paintings, sculptures, artifacts, and prints.

Courtesy of Brenau University

John S. Burd

John S. Burd

Soon after becoming president of Brenau University in Gainesville in 1985, John S. Burd began the process of opening an art gallery to display student and faculty artwork. The gallery was first housed in a converted chapel in the university's Pearce Auditorium.

Courtesy of Brenau University

Center for the Performing Arts

Center for the Performing Arts

The John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts opened in March 2002 on the campus of Brenau University in Gainesville and houses the Leo Castelli Gallery. The gallery displays long-term exhibitions of art from the university's permanent collection.

Courtesy of Brenau University

Color, Culture, Complexity

Color, Culture, Complexity

In 2002, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia unveiled an exhibition entitled Color, Culture, Complexity, curated by Ed Spriggs and Dan Talley. Pictured is the art of Billie Grace Lynn (sculpture), Joe Lewis (large installation of prints), and Linda Hesh (photographs).

Photograph by Michael McKelvey

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia was founded in 2002 in Atlanta and houses a permanent collection of more than 250 works in various media.

Photograph by Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Staff

Silver Basket

Silver Basket

This coin-silver basket was made by Horton and Rikeman, silversmiths who were active in Savannah between 1850 and 1856. The earliest silversmiths in Georgia worked primarily in Savannah and Augusta, the state's first centers of trade.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art

Iron Fence

Iron Fence

Metalwork, along with ceramics, furniture, glass, and textiles, forms the field of decorative arts in Georgia. This wrought-iron fence in Athens demonstrates the functional nature of the decorative arts.

Photograph by Katie Korth

Huntboard

Huntboard

This huntboard, currently housed at the Georgia Museum of Art, was constructed of walnut, yellow pine, and steel (43 3/4" x 48 1/2" x 25 13/16") between 1790 and 1840 in the Piedmont region. Highly prized by collectors, huntboards were likely used to serve food outdoors either before or after a hunting trip.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art

Secretary and Bookcase

Secretary and Bookcase

This secretary and bookcase was constructed from birch, walnut, yellow pine, holly, brass, and ivory (110 1/2" x 43 1/2" x 21 1/4") around 1800. The piece, now part of the Georgia Museum of Art collection, is thought to have been made in or near Augusta. Its design reflects popular trends in nearby Charleston, South Carolina, which exerted a significant influence on the decorative arts in Augusta.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art

Tallulah Falls School Students

Tallulah Falls School Students

Students at the Tallulah Falls School in Habersham County, shown in 1927, received an academic and industrial education. The students' crafts, influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, included baskets made from local broom sedge, raffia, and pine needles; rustic furniture made from native rhododendron wood; and textiles with woven views of the local landscape.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, #
hab043.

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Chenille Bedspreads

Chenille Bedspreads

Chenille bedspreads are displayed for sale in Bartow County circa 1940. The peacock motif was a commonly used element of the spreads made during this time.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, #brt120.

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Round Plate

Round Plate

Earl McCutchen, an artist and instructor at the University of Georgia, used such glassworking techniques as slumping, fusing, and laminating to create plates and bowls. The photograph of this round plate was found in a 1960 issue of Craft Horizons; the date of its creation is unknown.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art

The Hiker

The Hiker

The Hiker (1980) by Nellie Mae Rowe is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Crayon, 29 x 24 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Nellie Mae Rowe

Nellie Mae Rowe

Nellie Mae Rowe stands in front of her home in Vinings. After her husband's death in 1948, Rowe began decorating both the interior and exterior of the house with drawings, dolls, and recycled objects. Discovered by artists and collectors during the 1970s, Rowe's work is exhibited today in museums around the country.

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah College of Art and Design

The Savannah College of Art and Design, housed in locations around Savannah, was founded in 1978 by Paula S. Wallace, Richard Rowan, and May and Paul Poetter.

Photograph by Luciana M. Spracher

Pepe Hall

Pepe Hall

One of the many buildings restored by the Savannah College of Art and Design, Pepe Hall was originally constructed as a school in 1906. Today the facility boasts multiple classrooms and studios and is devoted to the study of fibers.

Image from Shawn Lipowski

Atlanta College of Art

Atlanta College of Art

The Atlanta College of Art, founded in 1905, was located in the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. In 2006 the school was absorbed by the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Courtesy of Atlanta College of Art

Poetter Hall

Poetter Hall

Poetter Hall, the first classroom and administration building of the Savannah College of Art and Design, is named for two of the school's founders, May and Paul Poetter. Formerly known as Preston Hall, the building had been home to the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory before its acquisiton and renovation by the college in 1979.

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Spring Vegetable Scene

Spring Vegetable Scene

Mattie Lou O'Kelley, a "memory painter" from Jackson County, completed her oil painting Spring Vegetable Scene in 1968. In 1962, at the age of fifty-four, O'Kelley began painting scenes from memories of her early life; like other memory painters, her subject matter was often rural in nature.

Reprinted by permission of High Museum of Art, Atlanta; 75.37

Flye Town

Flye Town

Beverly Buchanan constructed her 1990 sculpture Flye Town (13 3/4" x 45" x 12") from wood, metal, and paint as a tribute to the creativity and resourcefulness that rural southern farmers bring to the use of available materials.

Image from Allison Meier

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Lamar Dodd

Lamar Dodd

The painter Lamar Dodd was influenced by the Ashcan School movement, which emphasized scenes of everyday life. As one reviewer said of Dodd's first solo show in New York in 1932, his paintings, so consciously anti-academic, evoke "Georgia, Georgia, Georgia."

Courtesy of LaGrange College

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Michael C. Carlos Museum

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, designed by notable architect Michael Graves, offers numerous lectures, workshops, and performances as part of its educational program. Around 20,000 Georgia children visit the museum each year, and many more participate in Art Odyssey, the museum's outreach program.

Image from Gary Todd

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High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art in Midtown Atlanta is one of the most important art museums in the Southeast. The High's permanent collection includes more than 11,000 objects. Its current building was opened in 1983 and designed by architect Richard Meier.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Ralph Daniel.

Tubman African American Museum

Tubman African American Museum

The Tubman African American Museum in Macon is the largest of its kind in the Southeast. Founded in 1981, it has grown from a local attraction into a major collection of African American art, artifacts, and documents for national visitors.

Columbus Art Museum

Columbus Art Museum

The Columbus Museum is the second-largest art museum in Georgia. Its collections are focused on American art and on the history of the Chattahoochee River Valley.

Courtesy of Columbus Museum

Self-Portrait with Figure and Chicken

Self-Portrait with Figure and Chicken

Beverly Buchanan's undated Self-Portrait with Figure and Chicken (marker and pen on paper, 4 11/16" x 6 3/16") includes images associated with the artist's childhood memories of rural Georgia.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art

Kipahalgwa

Kipahalgwa

This watercolor portrait of "General" Kipahalgwa of the Yuchi Indians was painted by the German artist Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck around 1734. Kipahalgwa is depicted wearing an English-style shirt, leggings, and shoes.

Illustration by Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck

Zebra Swallow-Tail Butterfly

Zebra Swallow-Tail Butterfly

This print of a zebra swallow-tail butterfly by Mark Catesby, an eighteenth-century illustrator, appears in his book Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, first published in 1731-32.

From Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, by M. Catesby

Savannah City Plan, 1734

Savannah City Plan, 1734

The original caption of this print by Paul Fourdrinier reads: "A View of Savannah as it stood on the 29th of March 1734. To the Hon[orable] Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia in America. This View of the Town of Savannah is humbly dedicated by their Honours Obliged and most Obedient Servant, Peter Gordon."

Water Melon

Water Melon

Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck, an eighteenth-century German artist, traveled to the Salzburger settlement of Ebenezer in 1736. There he documented the town, as well as the neighboring Yuchi Indians and local plant and animal life, in watercolor-and-pencil sketches.

Illustration by Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck

Franklin Tree

Franklin Tree

Bartram's Travels is an account of his second trip to the Southeast (1773-77). He accurately described the flora and fauna in their natural habitats, including Georgia's rare Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha).

From Travels, by W. Bartram

Anona Grandiflora

Anona Grandiflora

This drawing by botanist William Bartram appears in his 1791 publication, Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or the Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws. The drawings in this book were based on earlier sketches made during his travels in the Southeast during the 1770s.

From Travels, by W. Bartram

Tomochichi

Tomochichi

As a principal mediator between the native Creek (Muscogee) and English settlers during the first years of Georgia's settlement, Tomochichi (left) contributed to the establishment of peaceful relations between the two groups. His nephew, Toonahowi, is seated on the right in this engraving, circa 1734-35, by John Faber Jr.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah

This hand-colored lithograph of Sequoyah (also called George Gist or George Guess), the legendary creator of the Cherokee syllabary, was made in 1833 after an oil portrait by Charles Bird King as part of a series depicting Native American leaders.

From The Indian Tribes of North America, by T. L. McKenney and J. Hall

Burning of Savannah

Burning of Savannah

The English artist Joshua Shaw painted Burning of Savannah in 1820 as part of a series depicting the "beautiful and sublime" in the American landscape. His paintings were published as hand-colored aquatints made by printmaker John Hill in London, England.

From Picturesque Views of American Scenery, by J. Shaw

Savannah

Savannah

Charles Parsons created this drawing of Savannah, published circa 1856, after a painting by John William Hill. Prints and drawings of Savannah architecture were very popular during the nineteenth century.

Print by Charles Parsons

Lover’s Leap

Lover’s Leap

The British painter Thomas Addison Richards is well known for his romantic depictions of the southern landscape. This steel engraving of Lover's Leap, located on the Chattahoochee River two miles north of Columbus, appeared in Richards's 1842 book .

From Georgia Illustrated, by T. A. Richards and W. C. Richards

Toccoa Falls

Toccoa Falls

Thomas Addison Richards, a nineteenth-century landscape artist, painted and sketched numerous scenes in Georgia that were engraved and published in popular magazines of the day. This print of Toccoa Falls, located in present-day Stephens County, appeared in Richards's 1842 book Georgia Illustrated.

From Georgia Illustrated, by T. A. Richards and W. C. Richards

Yoholo Micco

Yoholo Micco

This hand-colored lithograph of Creek chief Yoholo Micco was made after a portrait in oil by Charles Bird King. King painted oil portraits of many Native American leaders who visited Washington, D.C., in the early 1830s. The series was commissioned by Thomas Loraine McKenney, the federal superintendent of Indian affairs at the time.

Print by Charles Bird King. From History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by T. McKenney and J. Hall

Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art

Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art

The Greek revival–style building housing the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta was previously used as a post office and a library. The museum opened in 1990 and specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art.

Courtesy of Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia, #
cob622.

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Homage

Homage

Homage (1989) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media (oil collage), 35 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Preacher

Preacher

Benny Andrews, a native of Plainview, began experimenting with collage as a student at the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1950s. His 1994 work Preacher, oil and collage on canvas (48 x 28 inches), is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art. Reprinted by permission of Benny Andrews

Hmmmmm

Hmmmmm

Hmmmmm (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 15 x 11 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Old Woman Eating

Old Woman Eating

Old Woman Eating by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 17 1/2 x 11 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Plower

Plower

Plower (1990) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 22 1/4 x 15 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Rock

Rock

Rock (1990) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 22 x 15 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Study #35 for Symbols

Study #35 for Symbols

Study #35 for Symbols (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 15 x 13 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

The Good Life

The Good Life

The Good Life (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus

Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus

This bust of Tiberius, considered to be the finest existing portait of the Roman emperor, is part of the Michael C. Carlos Museum's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art. Carved from Parian marble, the piece dates to about A.D. 14.

Courtesy of Michael C. Carlos Museum, Photograph by Bruce White..

Cosmic Form of Eighteen-Armed Vishnu

Cosmic Form of Eighteen-Armed Vishnu

This eleventh-century sandstone sculpture from India depicts the Hindu god Vishnu in his cosmic form. Vishnu's eighteen arms hold a variety of weapons, including those of the two other gods in the Hindu trinity, Shiva and Brahma. The sculpture is part of the Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta.

Gift of Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation. Courtesy of Michael C. Carlos Foundation

Untitled (Music Series), 1978

Untitled (Music Series), 1978

Though her early work was realistic, Alma Thomas is best known for the brightly colored, mosaic-like style of abstraction that she adopted in her seventies. Acrylic on canvas, 71 5/8" x 52."

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum

Air View of a Spring Nursery (1966)

Air View of a Spring Nursery (1966)

This mosaic-like painting by Alma Thomas is an abstract representation of a plant nursery, as seen from above. Thomas was especially influenced by displays of azaleas she saw in Washington, D.C. Acrylic on canvas.

Courtesy of Columbus Museum

A Breeze over Troubled Water

A Breeze over Troubled Water

Whang Inkie's installation, A Breeze over Troubled Water, was displayed at the Atlanta College of Art Gallery in 2004. The gallery, located in the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, offers shows by a wide variety of artists.

Courtesy of Atlanta College of Art

Bronze Pouring

Bronze Pouring

Students at the Atlanta College of Art pour bronze at the school's sculpture building in 2004.

Courtesy of Atlanta College of Art

Albany Museum of Art

Albany Museum of Art

An installation by the artist Karen Rich Beall entitled "The Dark Side of Beauty," in the Haley Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art.

Courtesy of Albany Museum of Art

Albany Museum of Art

Albany Museum of Art

Founded in 1964, the Albany Museum of Art has one of the largest collections of African art in the Southeast.

Courtesy of Albany Museum of Art

Spheroid (Figured Tulipwood)

Spheroid (Figured Tulipwood)

Spheroid (Figured Tulipwood) (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 16 x 23 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Globe

Globe

Globe (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 6 x 10 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Bowl (Saturn)

Bowl (Saturn)

Bowl (Saturn) (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 10 x 8 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (walnut), 5 x 8 1/2 (diameter) inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (pine), 9 1/2 x 5 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (pine)

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Earl McCutchen

Earl McCutchen

Earl McCutchen, working on a ceramic vase. McCutchen taught at the University of Georgia art department for more than forty years.

Photograph by Wiley Sanderson

Ceramic Mugs

Ceramic Mugs

These ceramic mugs were created by Earl McCutchen, who was an expert in glaze properties and methods of glaze application.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia

Whirligigs

Whirligigs

The Brenau Art Galleries in Gainesville displayed a number of R. A. Miller's signature whirligigs in 2006. The exhibition, titled R. A. Miller: A Tribute, opened in February 2006, a month before the artist's death.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Bacchus No. 81

Bacchus No. 81

Elaine de Kooning began painting her Bacchus series during her tenure as Lamar Dodd Visiting Professor (1976-78) at the University of Georgia. Bacchus No. 81 (acrylic on canvas, 65 x 45 inches) was completed in 1983.

Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Marjorie and Edmond Luyckx, in Honor of Lamar Dodd, GMOA 1988.9

Paradise Garden Wall

Paradise Garden Wall

The entrance to Howard Finster's outdoor sculpture garden, Paradise Garden, in Chattooga County features a concrete wall embedded with small toys, shards of glass and pottery, and various other found objects.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

In Visions of Another World—September 15, 1990

In Visions of Another World—September 15, 1990

In Visions of Another World—September 15, 1990 (1990) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Enamel paint, 24 x 28 inches, with frame

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Paradise Garden

Paradise Garden

In 1982 Howard Finster acquired a small church adjacent to his Paradise Garden in Chattooga County and transformed it into his "World's Folk Art Church." Pictured in 2014, the church and garden fell into serious disrepair after Finster's death, but restoration efforts began in 2010.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder

Howard Finster's mural Jacob's Ladder is painted on the side of a building at Paradise Garden, his large outdoor art project in Chattooga County.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Angel #700.033

Angel #700.033

Angel #700.033 (1987) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 49 x 12 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Visions of Other Worlds in Outer Space Beyond #13,000.494

Visions of Other Worlds in Outer Space Beyond #13,000.494

Visions of Other Worlds in Outer Space Beyond #13,000.494 (1989) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 23 x 14 inches, with frame

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Paradise Garden

Paradise Garden

Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, a large outdoor art installation in Chattooga County, features this inscription in numerous locations: I took the pieces you threw away / Put them together by night and day / Washed by rain and dried by sun / A million pieces all in one.

Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Lamar Dodd Art Center

Lamar Dodd Art Center

The Lamar Dodd Art Center at LaGrange College, completed in 1982, contains two floors of galleries. The center houses a retrospective collection of Dodd's paintings, given by the artist and his wife, Mary Lehmann, a 1929 graduate of the school.

Courtesy of LaGrange College

Lamar Dodd

Lamar Dodd

The artist Lamar Dodd pictured with one of his paintings in the late 1970s. Dodd was the most recognized artist of his generation from the state of Georgia, a passionate advocate for the arts, and a skilled administrator.

Courtesy of LaGrange College

Bargain Basement

Bargain Basement (1937)

Lamar Dodd painted Bargain Basement in 1937.

Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art

Washerwoman (1933)

Washerwoman (1933)

Lamar Dodd painted Washerwoman in 1933. Oil on canvas, 24" x 31 1/2"

Courtesy of Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College

Lamar Dodd

Lamar Dodd

The painter Lamar Dodd at work in his studio in the 1970s. Dodd was the most influential Georgia artist of his generation.

Courtesy of LaGrange College

Anchored Boats

Anchored Boats

Anchored Boats (1989) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 30 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Gunnison’s Gorge

Gunnison’s Gorge

Gunnison's Gorge by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 27 x 20 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Rocks in Nature’s Garden

Rocks in Nature’s Garden

Rocks in Nature's Garden (1963) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 28 x 20 1/2 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

San Marco, Rain

San Marco, Rain

San Marco, Rain (1972) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 18 x 23 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

St. Mark’s Cathedral

St. Mark’s Cathedral

St. Mark's Cathedral (1956) by Lamar Dodd was one of a series of paintings the Georgia artist made of the famous Venetian cathedral. It is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 16 x 24 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Venice Reflection, Rain

Venice Reflection, Rain

Venice Reflection, Rain (1958) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 20 x 30 inches

Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.

Tubman African American Museum

Tubman African American Museum

At the Tubman African American Museum, changing exhibitions from the Noel Collection of African Art showcase African influence in American culture. The collection includes 2,000-year-old Nok figures, Benin bronze, and an array of jewelry, textiles, and other artifacts.

Tubman African American Museum

Tubman African American Museum

Schoolchildren lunch in front of the Ellen Craft exhibition. An image of Craft dressed up like a man appears with her well-known quote: "For I had much rather starve in England, a free woman, than be a slave for the best man that ever breathed upon the American continent."

Self-Portrait by Thomas Addison Richards

Self-Portrait by Thomas Addison Richards

In 1838 Thomas Addison Richards traveled to Georgia to paint portraits of the McKinne family in Augusta. During his stay, he fell ill and decided to paint his own portrait while recuperating. This is one of his three known self-portraits.

Courtesy of Madonna Owen Bryans (Mrs. C. I. Bryans Jr.)

Columbus

Columbus

An early view of the city of Columbus is featured in Thomas Addison Richards's Georgia Illustrated (1842).

From Georgia Illustrated, by T. A. Richards and W. C. Richards

Rock Mountain

Rock Mountain

A sketch of Stone Mountain by Thomas Addison Richards is featured in Georgia Illustrated (1842).

From Georgia Illustrated, by T. A. Richards and W. C. Richards

Bronwood Female Institute

Bronwood Female Institute

A sketch by Thomas Addison Richards of Bronwood Female Institute, then located two miles west of LaGrange in Troup County, is one of several academic institutes featured in Georgia Illustrated (1842).

From Georgia Illustrated, by T. A. Richards and W. C. Richards

Lucy May Stanton

Lucy May Stanton

Stanton's professional career as an artist began in Atlanta in 1896, with a commission for three miniature portraits of soprano Adelina Patti. She went on to paint many of the distinguished citizens of Georgia, including Atlanta mayor Charles Collier (ca. 1899), Joel Chandler Harris (1906, 1914), and Howell Cobb, whom she portrayed as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lucy May Stanton

Lucy May Stanton

Lucy May Stanton created works in oil, pastel, and watercolor, and she is best known as a painter of portrait miniatures in watercolor on ivory. Her mature style in miniature painting is distinguished by her innovative use of broad washes, and her portraits, both miniature and full-scale, are powerful evocations of character, expression, and mood.

Interior of St. Peter’s Rome

Interior of St. Peter’s Rome

George Cooke's painting, Interior of St. Peter's Rome (1847), hangs in the University of Georgia Chapel in Athens.

Painting by George Cooke

View of Athens from Carr’s Hill

View of Athens from Carr’s Hill

Georgia artist George Cooke's View of Athens from Carr's Hill (1845) is on display at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.

Columbus Museum

Columbus Museum

As the largest art museum in Georgia outside Atlanta and the only art museum within a forty-mile radius of Columbus, the Columbus Museum is a major artistic center for west central Georgia, serving more than 90,000 visitors annually.

Courtesy of Tom Butler, Columbus Museum

Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

The art galleries at Clark Atlanta University are located in Trevor Arnett Hall.

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

Morris Museum of Art

Morris Museum of Art

The antebellum portraiture gallery of the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.

Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art

Two Magnolia Blossoms in a Glass Vase

Two Magnolia Blossoms in a Glass Vase

Two Magnolia Blossoms in a Glass Vase (ca. 1890), by Martin Johnson Heade. Oil on canvas. 24" x 15".

Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art

The Silver Slipper Club

The Silver Slipper Club

The Silver Slipper Club (1990), by Jonathan Green. Oil on canvas. 100" x 65 1/2".

Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art

Mark Smith Planetarium

Mark Smith Planetarium

In the Museum of Arts and Science's planetarium the night sky is recreated with more than 4,000 twinkling stars. Planetarium shows are presented daily, and a weekly program provides the latest information about current and upcoming celestial events.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia.

Museum of Arts and Sciences

Museum of Arts and Sciences

The museum's Discovery House provides an interactive adventure for children of all ages. Three floors of hands-on exhibitions explore art, science, and the humanities.

Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Sciences

Georgia Museum of Art

Georgia Museum of Art

The Georgia Museum of Art occupies a contemporary building in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex on the east campus of the University of Georgia. There, 52,000 square feet house more than 8,000 objects in the museum's permanent collection.

Photograph by Katie Korth

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

The museum's two galleries, South and Skylight, are known for their intimacy and the carefully chosen music that accompanies each exhibition. With its hardwood floors, white columns, and earth-red walls, the building is often called a jewel itself.

Courtesy of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Oglethorpe University's art museum is the only one on such a campus in the Southeast that regularly shows nationally and internationally recognized exhibitions.

Courtesy of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Telfair Museums

Telfair Museums

The oldest public art museum in the South, Telfair Museums in Savannah has an extensive permanent collection of works dating from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Geoff L. Johnson.

Telfair Museums

Telfair Museums

Telfair Museums' permanent collection, with nearly 7,000 objects, features full-scale plaster replicas of ancient Greek and Roman statues.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Geoff L. Johnson.

Lamar Dodd School of Art

Lamar Dodd School of Art

The Lamar Dodd School of Art was housed in this building on the University of Georgia's north campus from 1963 until 2008.

Photograph by UGA Photographic Services

Lamar Dodd

Lamar Dodd

The artist Lamar Dodd pictured with Charles D. Hudson of the Calllaway foundation and former LaGrange College president Waights G. Henry Jr. at groundbreaking for Lamar Dodd Arts Center in 1981.

Courtesy of LaGrange College

Exterior of the Lamar Dodd School of Art

Lamar Dodd School of Art Exterior

The Lamar Dodd School of Art facility, completed in 2008, consolidated thirteen departments in a three-story building. A 2008 issue of the University of Georgia Magazine named it "the house of stone and light."

Photograph by Ecos Environmental Design Inc

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Photograph of the Lamar Dodd School of Art Courtyard

Lamar Dodd School of Art Courtyard

The Lamar Dodd School of Art Courtyard provides ample outdoor working and leisure space for students, faculty, and staff.

Courtesy of UGA Admissions

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