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John Huger (1744-1804), (painting). Artist:  Savage, Edward, 1761-1817, painter. Title:  John Huger (1744-1804), (painting). Dates:  1787. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  34 x 24 in. 86.4 x 74.9 cm). Inscription:  signed Description:  A seated portrait of John Huger holding a letter in his right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Huger, John -- Waist Length Occupation -- Political Object -- Written Matter -- Letter Object Type:  Painting Owner:  On loan to City of Charleston, City Hall Council Chamber Gallery, 80 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401 Lent by Charleston Orphan House, Charleston, South Carolina Remarks:  John Huger was Intendant of Charleston from 1792-1794 and Commissioner of Charleston Orphan House from 1792-1796. In 1962, the painting was placed on permanent loan to City Hall by the Commissioners of Orphan House, at the request of Mrs. Eliza Huger Dunkin Kammerer, a descendant. References:  Antiques (Nov. 1970): pg. 798. Rutledge, Anna Wells, "Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Charleston, South Carolina," Charleston, SC: City Council, 1943. "South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 171. Illustration:  Image on file. Antiques (Nov. 1970): pg. 798. Rutledge, Anna Wells, "Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Charleston, South Carolina," Charleston, SC: City Council, 1943, pg. 28. "South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 171. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 80041008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 80041008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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