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January Issue 2007
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, Offers Works by Michael Eastman
The exhibition Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House by Michael Eastman, will be on view at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, from Jan. 12 through May 13, 2007.
Large-scale photographs invite reflection on
the past and questions about the future of Charleston's historic
structures. The exhibit is presented in conjunction with the Historic
Charleston Foundation. Built in 1818 and virtually unaltered since
1858, the Aiken-Rhett house stands alone as the most intact townhouse
complex displaying urban life in antebellum Charleston.
Under the ownership of William Aiken in 1833, the Aiken-Rhett
house was one of the most impressive residences in Charleston.
Eastman, a photographer renowned for his striking use of color,
was enthralled by the stately home 172 years later. Eastman captured
the structure's rich hues and textures in epic proportions, with
some of the prints measuring as large as seven by nine feet.
Owned by the Historic Charleston Foundation since 1995, the Aiken-Rhett House and outbuildings are being preserved and interpreted as a museum site for visitors to enjoy. Eastman's photographs celebrate the Foundation's work, while emphasizing the importance of historic preservation.
Grandeur Saved will offer the first public showing of this exhibition.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at 843/722-2706 or visit (www.gibbesmuesum.org).
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