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July Issue 2007

The Penn Center on St. Helena Island, SC, Features Works by Jery Bennetat-Taylor

The Penn Center on St. Helena Island, SC, will present the exhibit, Expressions in Sweetgrass, a new collection of Gullah paintings by renowned sweetgrass basket crafter, Jery Bennetat-Taylor, on view at the York W. Bailey Museum, from July 21 - Sept. 30, 2007.

Born in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Taylor is a self-taught artist who has created a beautiful collection of striking images depicting her childhood growing up on Boone Hall Plantation.

Taylor's sweetgrass baskets are widely collected across the United States, but this is her first collection of acrylic paintings on canvas.

For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the museum at 843/838-2474 or visit (www.penncenter.com).

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