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April Issue 2006

Charleston Art & Portraits in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Kelly Green

Kelly Green is presenting, The Long Journey Home, a photographic tribute to the third and final crew of Civil War Submarine H.L. Hunley at Charleston Art & Portraits in Charleston, SC, from Apr. 15 to May 15, 2006. This month marks the second anniversary of the burial of the Hunley Crew in historic Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston. 

After 137 years of being lost at sea, the Hunley, the first submarine ever to sink another boat, the USS Housatonic, in combat, was found just outside Charleston Harbor, and 9 years later, her crew would finally come home for burial, Apr. 17, 2004.

The images in Green's exhibit are the documentation of that event. " This is a departure from my normal body of work (colorful floral abstracts,)" says Green, " in that it's documenting a historical event and shot entirely in Black and White. I shot the entire ceremony in B&W film in order to honor the time period."

There were approximately 10,000 Civil War re-enactors (or more) in attendance that day and even more people lined the streets leading to Magnolia Cemetery, where the crew were laid to rest beside the first and second crews of the Hunley. These brave gentlemen died during experimental voyages of the Hunley. The third crew then successfully made naval history, but lost their lives on their valiant efforts.

"It was a day that I'll never forget," says Green of the historic burial. "And we trust that this dramatic pictorial presentation will not soon be forgotten by any who see it," says Cecile Langham Cothran, portrait artist and owner of the gallery.

For more info check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843-724-3424 or at (www.CharlestonArtGallery.com).

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