Lot 173: Alfred Hutty Charleston Architectural Drawing

Alfred Heber Hutty (Charleston, South Carolina, 1877-1954) pencil on paper architectural drawing, likely depicting a house in Charleston, SC, with a large, leafless tree that grows in the middleground. Initialed lower right. Housed under glass in a painted and giltwood frame with ivory textile mat and cream reveal. Sheet: ??? Sight:  10 3/16 in. H x 12 5/8 in. W. Framed: 18 3/4 in. H x 20 3/4 in. W. Biographical Note: “One of the principal artists of the Charleston Renaissance, Alfred Heber Hutty was a native of Grand Haven, Michigan. He spent most of his youth in Kansas City, He was employed as a glazier and that led to his pursuit of stained-glass design, initially in Kansas City, later in St. Louis, and finally In New York City, where he was employed by the Tiffany Studios. He studied with Birge Harrison at the Art Students League and at the nascent art colony in Woodstock, New York, where he was among the first artists to settle full time…He began dividing his time seasonally between homes and studios in Woodstock and Charleston and soon became a fixture in Charleston’s art circles. From 1920 to 1924 he was the director of the Carolina Art Association (now the Gibbes Museum of Art), and in 1921 he was a founding member of the Charleston Etchers’ Club. His principal subject, the local scene, naturally led to an interest in historic preservation. The Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, among other groups, provided opportunities for artists–among them, Hutty, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner–to create work that was deeply rooted in Charleston’s past.” (Source: Morris Museum of Art, “Alfred Hutty: Painter, Printmaker, Preservationist”)

CONDITION:

Overall very good condition. With accretion to upper left corner, in branches of tree, 3/8 inch x 1/8 inch, plus to several spots at right of central window.