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MIDDLETON PLACE ACQUIRES FINAL PIECE OF PRESERVATION PUZZLE

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After more than two decades of tireless effort to protect the historic viewshed at Middleton Place through protective easements and covenants, the final piece of a challenging preservation puzzle has finally fallen into place. In June, The Ryland Group, Inc. recorded the final conservation easement covering the last half-mile of riverfront, and thus completing the protection of the two mile viewshed of the Middleton Place National Historic Landmark, included in 1995 on the National Trust’s Eleven Most Endangered Properties list.

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Celebrate Rodin – Figure Drawing Marathon – Charleston, South Carolina

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Saturday, August 11, 2007 10am – 5pm

This is an all-day drawing marathon. Participants will choose to work from the figure (nude and costumed) in gradual movement, 10-minute, 30-minute and 1-hour poses. This is an opportunity for artists to connect with one another and hone their figure drawing skills. This class is for adult artists of all levels (students 16 and older may participate).

Those interested in participating in any of the programs at the Gibbes Museum of Art or Shelmore Village, should call 843-722-2706 ext. 41 or send an e-mail to artacademy@gibbesmuseum.org.
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