Alice Ravenel Huger Smith papers, 1905-1974.

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Alice Ravenel Huger Smith papers, 1905-1974.

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Papers consist of artwork, writings, correspondence, notes, printed material, and other items. Artwork (1905-1956) includes pencil drawings (oversized) of plantation houses and scenes, including drawings for "A Woman Rice Planter"; prints, including reproductions of some of Smith's watercolor paintings and drawings; and a portfolio of prints of her drawings of the Pringle House (Charleston, S.C.). Related items include notices of exhibitions, catalogs, and other printed material concerning Smith's work; photographs of her watercolors; notes on painting; and a volume containing an index of her works which were sold. Writings (1917-1950) include Smith's reminiscences; drafts of articles on the artist Charles Fraser and the doors, gates, and stairways of Charleston; a manuscript of a children's story; galley proofs of Smith's "Dwelling Houses of Charleston," with related reviews, correspondence, and a scrapbook; and magazine articles by Smith. Correspondence (1908-1958) concerns Smith's art and her many exhibitions, her writings, her interest in nature and the preservation of Charleston and lowcountry architecture, Charles Fraser, Charleston history, and other matters. Correspondents include R.T.H. Halsey of the Metropolitan Museum (New York, N.Y), Helen Hyde (etcher and wood-block printer), Bertha Jaques (etcher), Yates Snowden, Owen Wister, Elizabeth O'Neall Verner, various publishers, art dealers, galleries, and art associations, and many others. Included is a volume containing letters about "A Carolina Rice Plantation in the Fifties," a book illustrated by Smith. Other items include copies of books which Smith illustrated or co-authored; lists of visitors to her Charleston studio; two artist's copybooks containing sketches and colored prints; Robert Cuthbert's research notes (1974) about her papers; and biographical material on Smith including a pamphlet, clippings, articles, and photographs.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860

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Epithet: Commander; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000255 Epithet: of Add MS 37884 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x00025a Charleston (S.C.) attorney, artist, and author. From 1800 until 1807 Charles Fraser studied law under the guidance of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and others. From the descr...

Smith, Alice R. Huger (Alice Ravenel Huger), 1876-

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Charleston, South Carolina artist and historian. She was the daughter of Daniel Elliott Huger Smith (1846-1932), a Charleston businessman and author. Alice R.H. Smith died in 1958. From the description of Alice R. Huger Smith papers, ca. 1914-1952. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140008 Charleston, S.C. artist and writer. Smith gained fame for her watercolor paintings of South Carolina lowcountry scenes. She was the daughter of Daniel Elliott H...