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December Issue 2007
Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, Offers Exhibition on Gullah Culture
The Coastal Discovery Museum is pleased to announce its inaugural exhibit in its new facility at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island, SC. The exhibit, Artists Influenced by the Gullah Culture: 1907-2007, will be presented in the Hilton Head Regional Healthcare Gallery in the Discovery House through Feb. 17, 2008. The 40-plus artworks, of varying media, in this exhibit are on loan from private collectors in the surrounding community and from two respected South Carolina institutions, the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, and the McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC.
Artwork in the exhibit was created from the early 20th century until the present day. The pieces that are on exhibit were made by artists with a wide difference in their experiences. Most of the artists, both African American and white, have roots in the south. From the work of untrained, but nationally recognized artists like Sam Doyle, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Bernice Sims, and Helen Stewart and to academically trained artists like Jonathan Green, James Denmark, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner and Leo Twiggs. Two of Hilton Head Island's best-known artists, Walter Greer and Joe Pinckney, are also included.
"Each year," according to Natalie Hefter, Vice President of Programs, "the Coastal Discovery Museum will plan to have three or four temporary exhibits in the Discovery House. Having a collection of artwork from nationally and regionally known artists for our inaugural exhibit is a great way to celebrate the Museum's move to Honey Horn. The Gullah culture is such an important part of our area's past and present that it is critical that we share this story with our visitors and residents."
The pieces on loan from the Gibbes Museum focus on the artists of the 30's. They include works by: Hale Aspacio Woodruff, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, Margaret Moffett Law, Howard Cook and Edwin Harleston.
Highlights from private collections include works by: Jonathan Green, Isabelle Dayton, Charles Deseaussure, Leo Twiggs and Joe Pinckney.
"We are extremely pleased with the look and feel of the new temporary exhibit gallery at the Discovery House at Honey Horn, funded by the Hilton Head Regional Healthcare. This 1000 square foot gallery will allow the Museum the flexibility it needs to stage a wide range of temporary exhibitions and shows" commented CEO and President Michael Marks.
The Discovery House is a 6,000 square foot historic building that was recently renovated to include new permanent exhibits, a temporary gallery space, administration offices and a community meeting room. Honey Horn's 69 acres also includes specimen live oaks, access to Jarvis Creek on three new boardwalks and historic structures that provide a glimpse into Hilton Head Island's hunting-club era past.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Museum at 843/689-6767 or visit (www.coastaldiscovery.org).
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