Elizabeth O'Nell Verner authentic Framed Charleston Art, Charleston Artist

Your choice of terrific framed vintage Elizabeth O'Nell Verner (American, 1884-1979) prints. Verner's, a Charleston artist, portraits have posthumously been acquired into the collections of important American cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Both prints are presented under non-glare or museum glass, are double matted similarly, but slightly different with in plate signatures. l Both frames are custom made, as the prints are not standard sizes, and do show signs of age, use and storage. The originals were pastels done on silk.

Your choice of:
'Baby Blue' a lovely portrait of a nanny holding a baby (also 'just like family'). Double matted with a 1/4" dark inner green mat and a lighter green silk look outer mat. Some light foxing, signed in plate. Frame is
wood and is 1-1/4" deep wood, dark gold with burnishing, some light wear on the highest point, which can easily be touched up. Outer dimensions measure 11-1/4" square x 1-1/4" deep.
'Flower Vendor' or 'Christmas Greens' portrait of a Charleston street vendor woman with a straw basket fill with holly on her authentic hear. Double mated with a 1/8" dark brown inner mat and a
light brown with a hint of green silk like outer mat. Framed with a gold wooden frame that does show signs of storage on the high point of the frame. The marks are not deep and can
be touched up/rubbed with a matching paint. Outer dimensions measure 8-7/8" wide x 11-7/8" tall x 1" deep.

More about the artist here: Elizabeth O"Neill Verner is famous for her renderings of African Americans and the city of Charleston. In 1967 Verner produced her last large pastel, Day Clean at Middleton Place. She lived until her 95th year and passed away in 1979. Starting in her late teens she had been a strong advocate of preservation in Charleston, was a founding member of the Preservation Society of Charleston and was instrumental in funding the Historic Charleston Foundation by getting one of the first grants for it Smith Richardson which was for the Revolving Fund which was eventually used to purchase the Nathaniel Russell house in Charleston. Always personally modest in putting herself forward, she forcefully pursued her career, always working alone, she pressed ever onwards with her work and this eventually brought her real fame and admiration for her skills and warmth. She kept a correspondence with hundreds of friends as well as many more clients whom she made her friends. Very active in all aspects of preserving Charleston throughout her life. She also participated in preservation work in Savannah, GA, and Fayetteville, NC. Verner was a founding member of The Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, later The Preservation Society of Charleston

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