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.

Portrait of Miss Percy Ferguson, Greenville Mississippi, 1882

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Portrait of Miss Percy Ferguson, Greenville Mississippi, 1882
By William Aiken Walker (American, 1838 – 1921)
Oil on canvas, 50 x 30 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Gift of Patricia M. Altschul (2009.004)

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