| Title | First Step |
| Alternate Title | Watercolor print |
| Date | 1950-2009 |
| Material Type | Watercolors (paintings)
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| Creator | Carty, Leo S.
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| Creator Note | Leo S. Carty (1931-2010) was born in Harlem, New York on April 17, 1931. He became interested in art at a young age and at the age of ten received a scholarship to attend the Museum of Modern Art School for Children. In 1976, he moved to St. Croix, Virgin Islands where he lived until his death. His art often portrays daily life and incorporates history, focusing on the Virgin Islands. |
| Description | Watercolor print entitled "First Step" signed by Leo S. Carty. Numbered 15/250. |
| Dimensions | Width: 29 cm; Height: 20 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Artists, Black -- Virgin Islands
Blacks in art -- Virgin Islands
Child development
Virgin Islands -- Social life and customs -- History -- 19th century
Watercolor painting -- Virgin Islands
Watercolorists -- Virgin Islands
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| Geographic Region | West Indies
Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands of the United States
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| Collection in Repository | Leo S. Carty Watercolor Print Collection
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| Collection Note | The Leo S. Carty Watercolor Print collection contains nine signed and number prints by Leo S. Carty (1931-2010). The primary focus of Cartys paintings is the daily life of blacks in the Virgin Islands at the turn of the 20th century. |
| Call Number | 2002.001.006 |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
