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.

The Battery, Evening, 1931, by George Biddle

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The Battery, Evening, 1931, by George Biddle

The Battery, Evening, 1931
By George Biddle (American, 1885–1973)
Oil on Canvas
Gibbes Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by Thomas Bennett, Thomas Gromme, Richard C. Dailey, Nathan and Marlene Addlestone Foundation, Inc., Mary Ramsay, and Mrs. Gertrude Legendre, and gifts of Mrs. Robert B. Mayer and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodward (1999.002)

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