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.

Eliza Huger Dunkin, 1923, by Leila Waring

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Eliza Huger Dunkin (Mrs. Percy Gamble Kammerer), 1923, by Leila Waring

Eliza Huger Dunkin (Mrs. Percy Gamble Kammerer), 1923
By Leila Waring (American, 1876–1964)
Watercolor on ivory; 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Percy Gamble Kammerer (1962.033.0007)
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