Guy Lipscomb
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Guy Fleming Lipscomb, Jr. (April 11, 1917 - December 31, 2009) was a business owner, chemist, civic leader, philanthropist, artist, author, teacher, and star collegiate athlete. In his later years, he became a noted painter working in acrylics and watercolors and was both a member of the Southern Watercolor Society and a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society
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Lipscomb was born in Clemson, South Carolina
. He won numerous awards in his lifetime including the Order of the Palmetto
presented by Governor Richard Riley
and the 1982 Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Award presented by the South Carolina Arts Commission, and his works have been shown in the National Academy of Art, the American Watercolor Society
in New York City, and in many regional and national competitions. He taught other artists throughout the United States and Canada. His book, Watercolor: Go With the Flow, has become a staple in watercolor instruction classes. Lipscomb was founding member of the South Carolina Watercolor Society and a "force behind the creation of the South Carolina State Museum
", and he "significantly shaped the cultural scene in South Carolina."
American Watercolor Society
The American Watercolor Society is a nonprofit membership organization devoted to the advancement of watercolor painting in the United States. It was founded in 1866 by eleven painters and, originally, was known as the American Society of Painters in Water Colors...
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Lipscomb was born in Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson, South Carolina
Clemson is a college town located in Pickens County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 11,939 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 42,199...
. He won numerous awards in his lifetime including the Order of the Palmetto
Order of the Palmetto
The Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. It is awarded to persons who make contributions of statewide significance. An auxiliary honor is "The Order of the Silver Crescent." Today it is awarded to persons who make community or professional...
presented by Governor Richard Riley
Richard Riley
Richard Wilson Riley , American politician, was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
and the 1982 Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Award presented by the South Carolina Arts Commission, and his works have been shown in the National Academy of Art, the American Watercolor Society
American Watercolor Society
The American Watercolor Society is a nonprofit membership organization devoted to the advancement of watercolor painting in the United States. It was founded in 1866 by eleven painters and, originally, was known as the American Society of Painters in Water Colors...
in New York City, and in many regional and national competitions. He taught other artists throughout the United States and Canada. His book, Watercolor: Go With the Flow, has become a staple in watercolor instruction classes. Lipscomb was founding member of the South Carolina Watercolor Society and a "force behind the creation of the South Carolina State Museum
South Carolina State Museum
The South Carolina State Museum, located in Columbia, South Carolina, is the largest museum in the Southeastern United States. Positioned on an old shipping canal on the Congaree River that dates back to pre-Civil War times, the museum is widely recognized as a resource for South Carolina history...
", and he "significantly shaped the cultural scene in South Carolina."