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December Issue 2003
Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Alfred Hutty
Carolina
Galleries in Charleston, SC, will offer the exhibition, Pencil
Sketches on Paper, an intimate groupings of sketches by Alfred
Hutty, on view from Dec. 7 through Jan. 6, 2004. These wonderful
sketches were the basis for many of Hutty's finished works.
As Hutty moved around the streets of Charleston or the rural roads
of the Lowcountry he would document these daily outings with sketches.
A prolific draftsman, Hutty never kept pencil and paper far out
of reach. This collection of works will include images of Charleston,
the Lowcountry, Maine, Cape Ann, New York State, and a few voluptuous
nudes from the twenties.
Hutty was born in Grand Haven, MI, in 1877. He came to Charleston in 1919 when he was already in his early forties and immediately cabled his wife "Come quickly. Have found heaven." Having worked as a stained glass designer in Kansas City and at Tiffany Glass Studios in New York, Hutty had begun a long association with the Woodstock, NY, art community and with Lowell Birge Harrison, who was also a mentor of fellow Charleston artist Alice R.H. Smith. Indeed, even after he moved to Charleston, Hutty maintained a studio in Woodstock until his death in 1954.
Primarily an oil and watercolor painter, Hutty apparently did not seriously take up etching until he moved to Charleston but quickly demonstrated his complete mastery of the medium, winning awards all over the country. All the while, he continued to paint in oils and watercolors, and also produced hundreds of pencil drawings and sketches.
Hutty was one of the founding members of the Charleston Etcher's Club. He was active in the Footlight Player's Workshop in Charleston and painted murals for several public buildings.
For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/723-2266, e-mail at (info@carolinagalleries.com) or on the web at (www.carolinagalleries.com).
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