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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-seven: Impressions of Charleston, South Carolina > Statue of Charity, Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 2013
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29-JUL-2013

Statue of Charity, Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 2013

The Charleston Orphan House was built just after the Revolutionary War in 1794. The statue of “Charity,” was placed atop the buildings cupola in 1854. One arm held a torch, the other a child. The building was demolished in 1952. Only a portion of the statue survives, minus both torch and child. I photographed it from below, with window light illuminating the face, flowing robe, and the round pivot that once held both arm and torch aloft.

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Phil Douglis02-Sep-2013 21:58
Thanks, Iris, for noting the symbolic importance of the exposed arm pivot, which makes the colossal figure seem incongruously vulnerable, and does imply a sense of loss and separation. The building she stood upon is gone. The arm is gone. The torch is gone. And the child is gone. Yet she still seems indomitable, due to the massive scale of the statue.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)02-Sep-2013 19:22
The beautiful lighting and striking angle of view, accenting the round arm pivot, make the sense of loss and separation quite poignant, especially when put ion historic context.
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