Dwight McInvaill

Alice Dwight McInvaill

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (1876–1958), a leader of the Charleston Renaissance, immortalized the beauty and history of the Carolina Lowcountry and helped propel the region into an important destination for cultural tourism. This is a personal account of the artist’s life and work that draws on unpublished papers, letters, and interviews. It includes over 200 paintings, prints, sketches, and photographs — many that are shared for the first time. Illustrations.