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Georgia Art History

with an emphasis on representational art

(above: Harriet Powers (1837-1910), Pictorial quilt, 1895-1898, cotton plain weave, pieced, appliqued, embroidered, and quilted, 68.89 x 105 in. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Alfred Hutty: Painter, Printmaker, Preservationist is a 2022 exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art which says: " From 1920 to 1924 he was the director of the Carolina Art Association (now the Gibbes Museum of Art), and in 1921 he was a founding member of the Charleston Etchers' Club. His principal subject, the local scene, naturally led to an interest in historic preservation. The Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, among other groups, provided opportunities for artists -- among them, Hutty, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, and Elizabeth O'Neill Verner -- to create work that was deeply rooted in Charleston's past." Accessed 6/22

Andrea Dezsö: From the Murky Banks of The Chattahoochee is a 2020 exhibit at the Columbus Museum which says: "Dezsö will fill the Galleria cases and nearby spaces with life-size "tunnel books." Familiar from publications for children, tunnel books are three-dimensional tableaux, created from layers of paper that are hand-drawn, cut out, and painted. " Accessed 3/21

"Art in Georgia from 1895 to 1960," by Patricia Phagan, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 07/28/2006, from New Georgia Encyclopedia. Accessed 3/18

Beauty in the Humble Places is a retrospective covering more than three decades of the career of artist David Lanier on exhibit in 2025 at the Albany Museum of Art. The museum says: "Lanier is one of the preeminent contemporary artists working in the sporting and wildlife art genre, but his work goes beyond that of traditional sporting and wildlife depictions. His paintings immerse the viewer in the wildness of Southwest Georgia, a premier destination for many practiced hunters and sporting dog owners. The precision of his painting strokes dwells in the same territory as those of classical naturalists, documenting flora and fauna to preserve them in their perfect states, but there is also a clear fondness for life in the present tense." The gallery guide is included online. Accessed 3/25

Before Midnight: Bonaventure and the Bird Girl is a 2019 exhibit at the Telfair Museums which says: " Telfair Museums presents Sylvia Shaw Judson's iconic sculpture Bird Girl within the context of the history and art of Bonaventure Cemetery." Accessed 1/20

Georgia Art History: A Vision of Beauty and Virtue, 1850-1900, is a 2025 article by Claude AI which says: "The half-century between 1850 and 1900 was a period of profound rupture and reinvention for the state of Georgia. It began at the apex of the antebellum era, a society built on an agrarian, slave-based economy, which was then shattered by the cataclysm of the Civil War. The subsequent decades of Reconstruction and the "Gilded Age" ushered in the era of the "New South," a time of rapid industrialization, social upheaval, and a determined effort to redefine the region's identity and future. Within this turbulent historical context, the evolution of oil painting and sculpture was far more than a simple aesthetic development; it was a deliberate and vital cultural project. Responding to immense social and political pressures, Georgia's artists, patrons, and newly formed cultural institutions sought to construct and promote a specific vision of their state. This vision was overwhelmingly rooted in ideals of natural beauty, moral virtue, and civic order, serving as a means to process collective trauma, assert a resilient regional identity, and, above all, uplift the public spirit." Accessed 7/25

Georgia Artists from the Digital Library of Georgia, contains biographies of several historic artists. Accessed July, 2015.

Georgia New Deal Art: Post Office Artwork in Georgia, from wpamurals.com. Accessed July, 2015.

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, formerly the Augusta Art Club, is an independent visual art school in the Central Savannah River Area. There is a reference to the first director of the Institute in Horace Day in South Carolina. Accessed May, 2016.

Horace Talmage Day: Views of Augusta, 1937-1941 is a 2022 exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art which says: "The eldest of four children born in Amoy (now known as Xiamen), China, to American missionary parents, Horace Talmage Day (1909-1984) came to maturity as an artist during the 1930s. Although he traveled widely and continued to explore new subjects throughout his life, he is particularly well known for his depictions of Augusta, its environs, and the countryside throughout Georgia and South Carolina, especially the Lowcountry. These first captured his imagination when he moved to Augusta in 1936." Accessed 6/22

The Monsters Are Due on Broad Street: Patrick Dean is a 2019 exhibit at the Georgia Museum of Art which says: "Cartoonist Patrick Dean drew a weekly strip for Athens' alternative newsweekly, Flagpole magazine, from 1997 to 2006, as well as many covers. Influenced by Jack Davis, George Grosz, Tomi Ungerer and early Mad Magazine, he populates his scenes with a wide variety of characters interacting with one another, capturing a broad range of Athens' population." Accessed 8/20

New Georgia Encyclopedia, a project of the Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press, presents in its visual arts section for the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: essays on Individual Artists, Decorative Arts, Paintings of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Prints and Drawings; for the Twentieth Century section essays on: Individual Artists, Art in Georgia from 1895 to 1960, Art in Georgia since 1960, Decorative Arts and Self-Taught Artists. Essays for topics were written by scholars from museums and universities. Accessed July, 2015.

Our Town and Beyond: Works by Early Members of the Athens Art Association is a 2019 exhibit at the Georgia Museum of Art which says: "Chartered in 1919 with some 20 members, the association continues to flourish, with its members active in the physical creation of art as well as in proselytizing art's life-changing qualities." Accessed 8/20

Searching for Home is a 2020 exhibit at Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College which says: "The search may be a physical progress or a journey of the spirit; the seeking may be voluntary or forced; tragic or hopeful. The goal is a better life and safety for ourselves and those we love -- the security of HOME. Artists are sharing the quests -- giving faces to the seekers -- exploring the paths -- joining the search. We know when we get there." Accessed 4/21

Statues and Monuments in Georgia from Digital Library of Georgia, Accessed July, 2015.

Steve Hinton & Friends From the Beginning is a 2023 exhibit at the Albany (GA) Museum of Art which says: "Steve is known for his rich use of color, and for his ability to capture the essence of his subjects -- many of whom were his friends -- on canvas. The viewer experiences the world through his eyes and perspective, whether it is a breathtaking South Georgia sunrise breaking through the branches of tall trees in the woods or a scene full of activity with friends enjoying a delightful afternoon in the water and onshore at a lakeside home." Accessed 7/23

Valley Painters: Works from the Permanent Collection was a 2014-15 exhibit at the Columbus Museum, which says: "For over 60 years, the Columbus Museum has been assembling a collection of notable art by both national and regional artists. This exhibition highlights works from the collection by some of the best-known artists, both past and present, who have lived and worked in the Chattahoochee Valley." Accessed 10/16

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