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1970s Watercolor Painting by Mildred Nix Huie; St Simons Island Impressionist and Painter
Charlotte, NC
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Mildred Nix Huie (1906-2000) was a St Simons Island impressionist and painter for over 60 years. She painted art of …
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Mildred Nix Huie (1906-2000) was a St Simons Island impressionist and painter for over 60 years. She painted art of the sea islands.
• Presented, a beautiful water color of a low-country St. Simon’s Island scene
• Written in pen, ‘Lawrence Plantation’ and ‘Taylors Fish Camp’ and signed by the artist and dated ’73. (see historic info on artist and location provided below).
• On reverse is a clip about Mildred Huie
Dimensions:
• Frame edges: 11.5” wide x 14.5” tall
• Inside matting: 8” wide x 10” tall
The artist:
In 1906, Mildred Nix Huie was born in Augusta. She grew up in Savannah and joined Juliette Gordon Low’s first Girl Scout Troop in 1912. Mildred graduated from Florida State University (FSU) and studied art in England and Rome.
In 1928 she wed John Carlton Huie in 1928 and had three children: Millie, Carlton, and John.
In the early 1960s, the Huie family moved to Saint Simons Island, and in 1967 Mildred opened The Left Bank Gallery and studio, featuring local artists.
Mildred Nix Huie was inspired by the beauty of Addison Mizner’s original Cloister Hotel on Sea Island, and often painted the hotel and plantings. Many of her paintings of the original Cloister can be seen at the new Cloister Hotel.
After Mildred's passing in 2000, her daughter, Millie Huie Wilcox, took over running The Left Bank Gallery. The Left Bank Gallery was sold in 2014,
Subject:
Lawrence Plantation/Taylor’s Fishing Camp – St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. The site of the former Taylor’s Fish Camp is now a base for hiking the area.
• In the late 1700s, John Lawrence was granted the property later known as Lawrence Plantation, and John Couper was granted the adjoined Cannon’s Point, later known as Couper Plantation.
• In 1801, John Couper acquired the Lawrence Plantation and operated it as a cotton plantation. Despite the change in ownership, this property continued to be known as the Lawrence Plantation.
• During the time of the Civil War, owners of the plantations, deserted the island.
• 1870: A.G.P. Dodge, Sr. acquired 1000s of Georgia acreage including the St. Simons property and in 1877 established the Georgia Land and Lumber Company and opened the Dodge Cypress Mill;
o 1879: A.G.P. Dodge, Jr (1860-1898) visited his father’s mill and St. Simons for the first time;
o 1881: Dodge Jr, married, but was widowed in 1883;
o 1888: Dodge Cypress Mill closed;
o 1890: Dodge Jr. remarried but died in 1898 leaving the property to his wife, Anna Gould Dodge
o 1921: Anna Dodge (1856-1927), widow of A.G.P. Dodge, Jr. sold the Lawrence Plantation to four brothers – Charles, Arthur, Archibald and Reginald Taylor.
• Until the 1960s, the Taylors were the largest producers of beef and pork in the area.
• 1972: the widow of the one of the original Taylor brothers sold the property to the Sea Island Company (with plans to build condos on the property)
• 1973: parts of the property were used as a set location in the movie Conrack.
• 2013: the St. Simons Land Trust (SSLT) acquired of the Cannon’s Point and Lawrence Plantation properties.
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- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Styles
- Impressionist
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Watercolor
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brick Red
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition; no discoloration; inexpensive framing. Excellent condition; no discoloration; inexpensive framing. less
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