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Harleston
Harleston may refer to: Places * Harleston, Devon *Harleston, Norfolk *Harleston, Suffolk People with the surname *Bernard W. Harleston (born 1930), American college administrator * Edward Harleston (1794–1826), American planter and politician *Edwin Harleston Edwin Augustus Harleston (March 14, 1882 – May 10, 1931) was an American artist and founding president of the Charleston, South Carolina, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is known for his realistic port ... (1882–1931), American painter *Elise Forrest Harleston (1891–1970), American photographer Other uses * , several ships *Harleston railway station, Harleston, Norfolk See also *J. Harleston Parker (1873–1930), American architect **Harleston Parker Medal *Jeffries v. Harleston *Redenhall with Harleston, a place in South Norfolk, England {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Harleston
Edwin Augustus Harleston (March 14, 1882 – May 10, 1931) was an American artist and founding president of the Charleston, South Carolina, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is known for his realistic portraits inspired by classical paintings. He was excluded from the whites-only artistic movement known as the Charleston Renaissance. Personal life He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 14, 1882. He was one of five surviving children of Louisa Moultrie Harleston and Edwin Gaillard Harleston, a prosperous former coastal schooner captain who owned the Harleston Funeral Home. His mother traced her lineage through several generations of free people of color, while his father was descended from a white planter and one of his slaves. His family referred to him as "Teddy" to distinguish him from his father. Harleston won a scholarship to study at the Avery Normal Institute, from which he graduated as valedictorian in 1900. He went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
