Jasper Johns and Other Artists from the Carolinas

Jasper Johns grew up in South Carolina. At various times in his early life he lived in Allendale, Columbia and Lake Murray. He graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter and attended The University of South Carolina for a while before heading off to New York.  

Several of his works, like the untitled one above, are in the collection of the Greenville County Museum of Art. Here are a few others.

Ventriloquist
Souvenir
Painting with Two Balls

Other Carolina artists whose works are in the GCMA collection.

Lame Man, William Henry Johnson (born Florence, S.C.)
Untitled, Corrie McCallum (Sumter, S.C.)
End of Market, Corrie McCallum
The Orangeburg Massacre, Merton D. Simpson (born Charleston)
The Orangeburg Massacre was the 1968 shooting of students at State College of South Carolina in Orangeburg who were  protesting racial discrimination. They were fired upon by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Three students were killed.
Calendar, Thomas Sills (born Castalia, N.C.)

The Greenville Museum also housed an exhibit by Washington, N.C.-based artist Rob Roy.

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5 Responses to Jasper Johns and Other Artists from the Carolinas

  1. Who are a few of your favorite artists?

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  2. Donna Janke's avatar Donna Janke says:

    I appreciate that you keep introducing me to new-to-me artists. I quite like the pieces by Corrie McCallum in this post.

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