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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner

January 01, 1970

Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (December 21, 1883 – April 17, 1979) was an artist, author, lecturer, and preservationist who was one of the leaders of the Charleston Renaissance.[1] She has been called "the best-known woman artist of South Carolina of the twentieth century."[2]

Early life and education edit

Elizabeth Quale O'Neill was born Dec. 21, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina. She first studied art with Alice Ravenel Huger Smith.[2] In 1901, after attending a Catholic girls’ school in Columbia, S.C.,[3] she enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she studied for two years with Thomas Anshutz.[2]

When she left the academy, she taught art in Aiken, South Carolina, for a time.[2] She then returned to Charleston, where she took up her art studies with Smith as well as with Gabrielle D. Clements and Ellen Day Hale.[4] Inspired by Clements and Hale, she was a founding member of the Charleston Etchers Club[5] and helped to found the Southern States Art League.[2]

In 1907, she married E. Pettigrew Verner, with whom she had two children.[2]

Art career edit

 
Up town Williamsburg, 1936

Verner did not become a professional artist until after her husband's death in 1925 left her the sole means of support for her children.[5] With advice from Smith, she worked to adapt her craft so that she could be self-supporting.[6] One avenue she took, like some of her contemporaries, was to publish her prints in books with titles like Prints and Impressions of Charleston that could be sold to tourists.[5] Another avenue was to seek commissions, and she came to specialize in making drawings of historic buildings in the cause of preservation.[2] Among her clients were Williamsburg Historic District, Harvard Medical School, the United States Military Academy, Princeton University, and the University of South Carolina.[2]

Verner made etchings, drypoints, drawings, and (after 1934) pastels of Charleston, favoring buildings, street scenes, and landscapes. She worked at a studio within her residence at 38 Tradd Street. She also became a portraitist known for representing African-Americans, especially the city's flower vendors.[2] She worked occasionally as a book illustrator, illustrating DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy.[2] Stylistically, her paintings are realism with impressionist overtones, while her etchings and drawings are crisply detailed studies.

Verner traveled extensively, visiting Japan (1937), Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico.[2] In London, she examined some of Rembrandt's etchings in the British Museum. While in Kyoto, Japan in 1937, she learned Japanese brushwork, and produced about 12 etchings.[3] She inspired her friend Anne Taylor Nash to take up painting,[7] serving as her teacher for a time.[8] In 1946, Verner published “Other Places,” which made up 42 illustrations of places other than Charleston, accompanied by her own commentary.[9]

She died on April 17, 1979. Her work is held by the Harvard Art Museums,[10] the Delaware Art Museum,[11] the Charleston Museum,[12] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[13] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[14] and others. The South Carolina Arts Commission awards the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts in her honor.

References edit

  1. ^ Severens, Martha (1999). William Halsey. Greenville County Museum of Art. p. 13. ISBN 096032464X.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Verner, Elizabeth". The Johnson Collection website.
  3. ^ a b "<sc>charles reagan wilson</sc> and <sc>william ferris</sc>, editors. <italic>Encyclopedia of Southern Culture</italic>. Assisted by <sc>ann j. abadie</sc> and <sc>mary l. hart</sc>. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi. 1989. Pp. xxi, 1634. $59.95". The American Historical Review. April 1991. doi:10.1086/ahr/96.2.592. ISSN 1937-5239.
  4. ^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (December 19, 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1561–1563. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
  5. ^ a b c "The Charleston Renaissance". Florence County Museum website. Retrieved Jan. 22, 2016.
  6. ^ . fineartstrader.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "The Paintings of Anne Taylor Nash » Telfair Museums". 18 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. ^ A Southern Collection. University of Georgia Press. 1 February 1993. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-0-8203-1535-5.
  9. ^ Baruth, Christopher (1995-06-01). "American Places Dictionary: A Guide to 45,000 Populated Places, Natural Features, and other Places in the United States". Cartographic Perspectives (21): 42–43. doi:10.14714/cp21.879. ISSN 1048-9053.
  10. ^ Harvard. "From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  11. ^ "Cyrus". emuseum.delart.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  12. ^ "Bay Street, Beaufort | Charleston Museum". www.charlestonmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  13. ^ "Exchange: Side Entrance, Charleston". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  14. ^ "Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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Elizabeth O Neill Verner December 21 1883 April 17 1979 was an artist author lecturer and preservationist who was one of the leaders of the Charleston Renaissance 1 She has been called the best known woman artist of South Carolina of the twentieth century 2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Art career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editElizabeth Quale O Neill was born Dec 21 1883 in Charleston South Carolina She first studied art with Alice Ravenel Huger Smith 2 In 1901 after attending a Catholic girls school in Columbia S C 3 she enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied for two years with Thomas Anshutz 2 When she left the academy she taught art in Aiken South Carolina for a time 2 She then returned to Charleston where she took up her art studies with Smith as well as with Gabrielle D Clements and Ellen Day Hale 4 Inspired by Clements and Hale she was a founding member of the Charleston Etchers Club 5 and helped to found the Southern States Art League 2 In 1907 she married E Pettigrew Verner with whom she had two children 2 Art career edit nbsp Up town Williamsburg 1936 Verner did not become a professional artist until after her husband s death in 1925 left her the sole means of support for her children 5 With advice from Smith she worked to adapt her craft so that she could be self supporting 6 One avenue she took like some of her contemporaries was to publish her prints in books with titles like Prints and Impressions of Charleston that could be sold to tourists 5 Another avenue was to seek commissions and she came to specialize in making drawings of historic buildings in the cause of preservation 2 Among her clients were Williamsburg Historic District Harvard Medical School the United States Military Academy Princeton University and the University of South Carolina 2 Verner made etchings drypoints drawings and after 1934 pastels of Charleston favoring buildings street scenes and landscapes She worked at a studio within her residence at 38 Tradd Street She also became a portraitist known for representing African Americans especially the city s flower vendors 2 She worked occasionally as a book illustrator illustrating DuBose Heyward s novel Porgy 2 Stylistically her paintings are realism with impressionist overtones while her etchings and drawings are crisply detailed studies Verner traveled extensively visiting Japan 1937 Europe the Caribbean and Mexico 2 In London she examined some of Rembrandt s etchings in the British Museum While in Kyoto Japan in 1937 she learned Japanese brushwork and produced about 12 etchings 3 She inspired her friend Anne Taylor Nash to take up painting 7 serving as her teacher for a time 8 In 1946 Verner published Other Places which made up 42 illustrations of places other than Charleston accompanied by her own commentary 9 She died on April 17 1979 Her work is held by the Harvard Art Museums 10 the Delaware Art Museum 11 the Charleston Museum 12 the University of Michigan Museum of Art 13 the Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 and others The South Carolina Arts Commission awards the Elizabeth O Neill Verner Governor s Awards for the Arts in her honor References edit Severens Martha 1999 William Halsey Greenville County Museum of Art p 13 ISBN 096032464X a b c d e f g h i j k Verner Elizabeth The Johnson Collection website a b lt sc gt charles reagan wilson lt sc gt and lt sc gt william ferris lt sc gt editors lt italic gt Encyclopedia of Southern Culture lt italic gt Assisted by lt sc gt ann j abadie lt sc gt and lt sc gt mary l hart lt sc gt Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture University of Mississippi 1989 Pp xxi 1634 59 95 The American Historical Review April 1991 doi 10 1086 ahr 96 2 592 ISSN 1937 5239 Jules Heller Nancy G Heller December 19 2013 North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary Taylor amp Francis pp 1561 1563 ISBN 978 1 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