| Title | Oil painting |
| Date | 1927 |
| Material Type | Oil paintings (visual works)
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| Creator | Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931
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| Creator Note | Edwin A. "Teddy" Harleston (1882-1931) was an African American artist and community activist in Charleston, South Carolina. A graduate of Avery Normal Institute and member of Plymouth Congregational Church, he founded the Charleston chapter of the NAACP in 1917 and served as first president of the organization. His father, Captain Edwin G. Harleston (1854-1931), opened Harleston Funeral Home in 1917, and duo ran this business until their deaths in 1931. |
| Description | Untitled oil painting depicting a sailing vessel led by a tugboat. A buoy appears in the forefront and a city is visible in the background. Back of framed image reads "To our Friends The Sanfords; Xmas 1927; Elise and Teddy Harleston." |
| Dimensions | Width: 30.5 cm; Height: 35.5 cm |
| Language | English |
| Subject | African American painters -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Boats and boating in art
Painting -- 20th century
Waves in art
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| Geographic Region | Southern States
South Atlantic States
South Carolina
Charleston (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Low country
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| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| Collector | The Sanford Family
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| Collection in Repository | Edwin A. Harleston Collection
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| Collection Note | The Edwin A. Harleston collection contains three original paintings by African American artist and community activist Edwin "Teddy" Harleston (1882-1931) of Charleston, South Carolina. The pieces are representative of the early twentieth-century artists famous portraits and landscapes of the South Carolina Lowcountry. |
| Call Number | 2006.008.001 |
| 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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| Web Site | Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Rights | 300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats. |
