The Palmetto and Its South Carolina Home
By Jim Harrison
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With its fanlike evergreen fronds, soft trunk, and strong root system, the palmetto is a wind-adapted palm that can bend with strong sea breezes without breaking or being uprooted. Emblematic of survival against opposition, the palmetto tree has captured the imaginations of South Carolinians for generations, appearing on the state seal since the American Revolution and on the state flag since 1861. The palmetto was named South Carolina's official state tree by Governor Burnet R. Maybank in 1939, and in 1974 Governor John C. West commissioned acclaimed South Carolina artist Jim Harrison to paint the official palmetto tree portrait for the State of South Carolina, an image that adorns the State House to this day. The Palmetto and Its South Carolina Home showcases the timeless, natural beauty of the state tree in marshland and coastal landscapes in the popular Harrison style.
Appearing on glassware, stationery, jewelry, and many other decorative and functional objects, the palmetto tree is an omnipresent symbol in South Carolina culture. For Harrison, the palmetto remains foremost an icon of the wondrous Carolina coastal habitats. Sweeping images of the coast have been part of Harrison's art since the beginning of his career, and he continues to illustrate his love of the South Carolina coast by capturing the beauty of the state tree amid the many stunning and enchanting scenes included here.
The Palmetto and Its South Carolina Home also explores the historical background of the tree and its many ties to South Carolina's heritage as a symbol of strength and beauty worthy of this artistic celebration.
Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison is a poet, novelist and essayist. His trilogy, The Legend of the Falls, has been adapted for film.
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The Palmetto and Its South Carolina Home - Jim Harrison
The Palmetto
and Its South Carolina Home
Jim Harrison
The University of South Carolina Press
© 2012 University of South Carolina
Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2012
Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina,
by the University of South Carolina Press, 2013
www.sc.edu/uscpress
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows:
Harrison, Jim, 1936–
The palmetto and its South Carolina home / Jim Harrison.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-61117-049-8 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Harrison, Jim, 1936– —Themes, motives. 2. Cabbage palmetto in art. 3. South Carolina—In art. 1. Title.
ND237.H335A4 2011
759.13—dc23 2011031530
Frontis: detail from The Palmettos
ISBN 978-1-61117-195-2 (ebook)
A special thank you to Margaret and Deidre, who patiently prodded, pushed, pulled, and helped get this book over the finish line
Contents
List of Illustrations
About the Artist
Deidre Martin
The Palmetto: An Essay
The Paintings
South Carolina's Fascination
with the Palmetto Tree
Illustrations
Figures
Photograph of Jim Harrison
Palmetto Tree Commission Letter
Photograph of Gov. John C. West and Jim Harrison
Governor's Order of the Palmetto Letter
Photograph of Gov. Mark Sanford and Jim Harrison
The State Flag of South Carolina
The Great Seal of South Carolina
The South Carolina Quarter
The University of South Carolina Logo
Plates
Three Palmettos in the Sand
Big Palmetto
Palmettos in Marsh
Beach and Palmettos
Dark Day on the Marsh
Stormy Palmetto
Palmetto Sunrise
Marsh
Marsh Creek
Palmetto and Sunrise
Orange and Brown Sunset
Palmetto Sunset
Palmetto Trees
Palmettos
Palmettos and Marsh
Storm Clouds over Marsh
Palmettos in the Morning
The Palmettos
Palmettos in the Sand
Palmettos in Dunes
Dunes and Palmettos
Sky and Palmetto
Three Palmettos
Palmetto Christmas 2007
Palmetto Christmas 2008
Palmetto Christmas 2009
Palmetto Barn
About the Artist
JIM HARRISON LOVES SOUTH CAROLINA and rural America. With a passion for preserving a part of our country that is beginning to slip away far too quickly, he evokes a true appreciation for the old and forgotten. He sees beauty at every turn. His paintings of landscapes and seascapes, old buildings and barns, allow Harrison, in his tranquil way, to place you in his work…therefore placing you in his life. He can make you enjoy the skies that you