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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner
Born in 1883, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner is now recognized, through her numerous pastel paintings and etchings, as a symbol of Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Verner enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied there for two years before returning to Charleston. The death of her husband in 1925 forced Verner to depend on her art as a means of support for herself and her family but by that time she was already an accomplished artist. Her etchings and pastels capture the streets and denizens of Charleston at a time when, in the words of an old Charlestonian, “...we were too poor to paint, and too proud to whitewash”. Verner was a founding member of the Charleston Etcher’s Club. She was also a member of the Carolina Art Association, Chicago Society of Etchers, New Orleans Art Association, Southern States Art League, & Washington (DC) Watercolor Club. She was a preservationist and the author of several books including Other Places and Prints & Impressions of Charleston. Verner studied abroad in London and Japan and lectured all over the world on art and architecture. In her book Other Places, however, she states, “...but for me, my own narrow streets with pointed shadows making patterns on the buildings opposite, are more to my liking. Yes - by far the best thing about traveling is coming home”. Elizabeth O’Neill Verner died in 1979. Sold works: |
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