Commission on History

. JOHN J. TECKLENBURG MAYOR Commission on History Notice of Meeting A meeting of the History Commission will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, Council Chamber, 80 Broad Street. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Minutes - Deferred 3. Citizens Input 4. New Business a. State Historical Marker for the Gibbes Museum of Art - Adjournment In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL (American Sign Language) Interpretation or other accommodation please contact Janet Schumacher at (843) 577-1389 or email to schumacherj@charleston-sc.gov three business days prior to the meeting. CHARLESTON CITY HALL • 80 BROAD STREET • CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401 • (843) 724-3727 CITY-SIZE DRAFT TEXT TITLE: 18 characters and spaces / TEXT: 18 lines, 27 characters and spaces Courier New (a True-Type Font) is best for draft text templates If 2 title lines are required, there are 16 lines of text instead of 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Side 1 CAROLINA ART |T1 ASSOCIATION |T2 In 1857 a group of civic- |1 minded Charlestonians |2 established the Carolina |3 Art Association. The goal |4 of the CAA was to promote |5 fine arts in S.C. The CAA |6 was awarded its official |7 state charter in 1858. The |8 CAA is today the oldest |9 surviving arts association |10 in the southeast. Upon his |11 death in 1888, patron of |12 the arts James S. Gibbes |13 left a bequest that allowed|14 the city and the CAA to |15 build a museum of fine art.|16 (continued on next side) Sponsored by the Gibbes Museum of Art, 2018 Side 2 JAMES SCHOOLBRED |T1 GIBBES ART GALLERY |T2 (continued from other side) Designed by Frank Milburn, |1 the James S. Gibbes |2 Memorial Art Gallery, now |3 the Gibbes Museum of Art, |4 opened in 1905. The Beaux |5 Arts-style building is the |6 oldest purpose-built museum|7 in S.C. and the oldest |8 permanent structure |9 designed for the display of|10 art in the south. In 1936 |11 the museum became the first|12 to exhibit the Solomon R. |13 Guggenheim Collection of |14 modern art. It was expanded|15 in 1978 and again in 2016. |16 Sponsored by the Gibbes Museum of Art, 2018