Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Cupolas and Rooftops |
Artist |
McCallum, Corrie |
Date |
ca. 1961 |
Medium |
oil |
Support |
metal |
Dimensions |
17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches |
Signature |
C. McCallum |
Signature Location |
bottom right |
Inscription |
NA |
Credit line |
Transfer with the Mint Museum of Art |
Accession Number |
1999.003 |
Collection |
Painting |
Exhibition Status |
Currently on view |
Description |
Corrie McCallum was born in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1914. She attended the University of South Carolina and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While there she began her career as an art educator. After a prolonged period of study in Mexico, McCallum returned to Charleston in 1942 with her artist husband, William Halsey and their growing family. She continued her career as an art educator at the Telfair Academy, the Gibbes, the College of Charleston and Newberry College while pursuing her art. She retired from teaching in 1979, but continued to be an outspoken advocate for the visual arts in the region. Cupolas and Roofs is a vibrant depiction of Charleston's cityscape and demonstrates the influence of the Mexican muralists José Orozco (1883 - 1949) and David Siqueiros (1896 - 1974) whose work McCallum both studied and admired. |
Subjects |
Cityscapes Churches Roofs Structures Buildings |
Image |
011\1999.03.JPG |