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The Moon in the Mist

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith

1876-1958

The Moon in the Mist

Watercolor on paper

16 in x 22 in

Undated

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Alice Ravenel Huger Smith was a major figure of the Charleston Renaissance. Through her art and her books, she fueled the cultural and economic revival of her birthplace along with other artists, writers, and preservationists.

Smith’s talents are best revealed in her many watercolors of area plantations where she spent endless hours making pencil sketches. She then returned to her studio to compose delightful visions drawn from her memory and her sketches. Explaining her focus, Smith commented: “I knew that my own lovely, flat country of rice fields, of pinewoods, of cypress swamps, of oaks, and lotus and all their attendant feathered folk would yield me a full harvest if diligently spaded.”

As Published In:

Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, 2015

As Exhibited In:

Far Out, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, October 1, 2025–January 3, 2026

Nature I Loved: Alice Ravenel Smith and the South Carolina Lowcountry, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, July 13–October 8, 2022

Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, November 1, 2015–January 3, 2016, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, January 16–April 10, 2016, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, January 16–April 10, 2016, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, May 19–August 5, 2017, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA, October 13, 2017–March 25, 2018, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, August 28–December 13, 2018

Awakened from Years of Slumber: The Economic Impact of the Charleston Renaissance Painters, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, December 7, 2012–March 1, 2013

Back to School: Student-Teacher Alliances from The Johnson Collection, Milliken Art Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, August 28–September 25, 2008

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