Edward Gay Lecture Given by Florence County Museum Curator
Thursday, July 18, 2019
6:00 – 7:30pm
Edward Gay (1837 – 1928) was a prolific American landscape painter. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and a close friend of the influential artist George Inness.
Gay lived and worked in New York, but his life intersected with local South Carolina history when two of his children married into the Coker family of Hartsville.
This lecture by museum curator Stephen W. Motte will explore Gay’s unique connection to the South and discuss his art in the context of shifting philosophies which transformed American painting at the turn of the century.
The lecture will be held at the Florence County Museum, 111 West Cheves St, on Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 6pm to 7:30pm. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information about this and other upcoming exhibits and events, please contact the Florence County Museum at 843.676.1200 or visit the website at flocomuseum.org.
