When the Gibbes Museum opened in 1905, the nation celebrated what Charleston has always understood: the power of art – to inspire our imagination, heal our hurt, and nourish our souls.

Charles Izard Manigault, 1817

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Charles Izard Manigault, 1817
By Thomas Sully (1783 – 1872)
Oil on canvas; 34 1/2 x 26 3/8 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Bequest of Fannie Marie and Rawlins Lowndes Cottenet (1956.04.23)

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