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Stroll down King Street on Second Sunday
Second Sunday on King Street is the brainchild of Susan Lucas of the King Street Marketing Group. If you haven’t come downtown for one of these events, you are missing […]
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Artist Spotlight: George Biddle (1885–1973)
This summer the spotlight is on Philadelphia native, George Biddle (1885–1973). Biddle spent most of his childhood in New England. He went to the Groton School, where President Franklin Roosevelt […]
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Last Chance to Vote for People’s Choice: A Community-Curated Exhibition!
When we decided to invite the public to vote on their favorite works of art from our permanent collection, we weren’t sure what to expect. We wondered if an unexpected […]
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Ashley Hall’s Junior Docent Journey
In a city as vibrant and storied as Charleston, where history is said to live and artistic influence to breathe, it seems that we locals would be remiss to miss […]
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A Commitment to Conservation: Alice Smith’s Rice Plantation Series
When you walk into the galleries of the Gibbes, you expect exquisite works of art beautifully framed, lit, installed, and interpreted for your visual and intellectual pleasure. And while this […]
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People’s Choice: A Community-Curated Exhibition
This week, we launched our People’s Choice website: www.gibbespeopleschoice.org. This website was created to allow the community to vote on their favorite artworks from a selection of 140 objects in […]
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Thanksgiving is All About the Details
Shorter days, warmer coats, and fewer leaves on the trees; these all come to mind when we think about fall and Thanksgiving. It’s a great time of year for traditions […]
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Hurricane Who? The Gibbes is ready!
“Mariner’s Poem on Hurricanes” June too soon. July stand by. August look out you must. September remember. October all over. -Published in Weather Lore by R. Inwards in 1898 Although […]
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Back to School: Art Appreciation at the Gibbes
Once the school buses have parked, their exuberant passengers spill out onto Meeting Street and over the steps of the museum. We, their guides, are the first face of the […]
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From the Archives: Artist Sketchbooks
An artist’s sketchbook can offer intimate glimpses into his or her creative process. These graphic experiments and doodles reveal interesting aspects of an artist’s training, travels, and sources of inspiration. […]
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