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William Melton Halsey

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1915-1999

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  1. Unknown title by William Melton Halsey, Image 1.

    William Melton Halsey

    Unknown title, No date

    Mixed media on board

    17.875 x 17.75 in (45.4 x 45.09 cm)

  2. Icarus by William Melton Halsey, Image 1.

    William Melton Halsey

    Icarus, No date

    Oil on canvas

    39 x 29 in (99.06 x 73.66 cm)

  3. Wambaw Cypress by William Melton Halsey, Image 1.

    William Melton Halsey

    Wambaw Cypress, No date

    Oil on canvas

    60 x 34 in (152.4 x 86.36 cm)

  4. Sea Dream by William Melton Halsey, Image 1.

    William Melton Halsey

    Sea Dream, No date

    Mixed media on panel

    35 x 54 in (88.9 x 137.16 cm)

William Melton Halsey was an abstract expressionist painter whose work was influential in the American southeast, particularly in his home state of South Carolina. Halsey studied at the University of South Carolina and later at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Alexander Lacovleff and Karl Zerbe. He taught at the Gibbes Art Gallery and the Charleston School of Art, and founded the Studio Art Department at the College of Charleston. Halsey credits the area he grew up in, Charleston, SC, as a source of inspiration in his artwork. Halsey stands out as the southern artist who pioneered a style of appreciation for the abstract in a region steeped in realism. He is known for his paintings, collages, and sculptures that are full of explosive colors, geometric shapes, textures, fabrics, and materials.