Art Prints of South Carolina

South Carolina Flag

South Carolina lies on the southeastern United States and borders the Atlantic ocean. It got its name from a Latin form of the name Charles, in reference to King Charles I of England in 1692. Its largest city and capital is Columbia. South Carolina is also known as the Palmetto State in reference to the palmetto (the state tree) which grows in coastal areas and appears on the state flag shown in the art print thumbnail on the left. In addition to the palmetto, a crescent moon also appears on the South Carolina flag.

The art print on the right by Harry Fenn shows Charleston bay as it would have looked in 1873. Toady Charleston, which is located in southeastern South Carolina is one of the busiest ports in southeastern United States, with a beautiful harbor. Harry Fenn is noted for his nostalgic paintings of Charleston, such as A Garden in Charleston and A Glimpse of Charleston, both of which are shown below.

Charleston Sc; a Garden in

Charleston; a Glimspe of

Carolina Turtle Dove

Green's Parrots Carolina

Other beautiful South Carolina art prints feature paintings of some of the great variety of birds found in the state such as the Carolina turtle dove and the once plentiful Carolina parrot. The Carolina turtle dove, also known as mourning dove is a very beautiful and calm bird. It is well known for its breeding which occurs in springtime. The Carolina parrot is unfortunately now extinct. Once considered an agricultural pest, this very beautiful bird was culled in large numbers. Except for a  paintings and art prints which survive, little else is left of the Carolina parrot.

Few paintings of South Carolina could be more beautiful than W. H. Bartlett's Charleston South Carolina, on the right. This magnificent art piece captures the Charleston harbor as it would have looked in the 1850s. At that time, Charleston was a heavily reliant on the cotton crop as its main source of income, and it would have been very common to find ships being loaded with cotton. To the extreme right is James Blakeway's more modern photographic art print of Charleston. 

Our final South Carolina art prints feature the William Brice Stadium at the University of South Carolina. The stadium was originally named the Carolina stadium and has a sitting capacity of almost 80,000. We also show an art print featuring a view of the University of South Carolina.

We are grateful to AllPosters.com for allowing us to use the art print thumbnails shown on this page. If you are interested, you can also get information on other art prints here.