South Carolina folk art preserves the past by moving forward
Folk artists are keeping tradition alive by adapting to changing times and selling and talking about their work in a growing Midlands marketplace.
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Fate and fortune align for Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden restoration
Pearl Fryar’s topiary garden in Bishopville, S.C., the only one of its kind, is being renovated by the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum. Learn more about the man behind the repairs and the history of this exceptional garden.
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Artist stitches civil rights history into quilts and coats
Through her elaborate textured quilts and coats, Artist Patricia A. Montgomery tells the history of the civil rights movement. She is delivering a lecture Tuesday night at the University of South Carolina.
Visit http://civilrights.sc.edu/ to learn more.
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