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.

Colonel Barnard Elliott, Jr., ca. 1766

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Colonel Barnard Elliott, Jr., ca. 1766
By Jeremiah Theus (Swiss/American, 1716–1774)
Oil on canvas; 50 x 40 inches
Gibbes Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Alexina I. C. Holmes (1930.001.0007)

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