Tan & illus. wraps. xvii, 176 pp. 20 color, 41 bw plates. Fraser was an

Tan & illus. wraps. xvii, 176 pp. 20 color, 41 bw plates. Fraser was an attorney, artist, civic leader and historian, and his lectures, writings and finely wrought miniature portraits of his fellow Charlestonians provide a fascinating chronicle of a by-gone era. Initially issued to accompany exhibitions of Fraser's work in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, SC, in 1983, the purpose of this book is to reevaluate Fraser on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Individual essays deal with the artist and the man; Charles Fraser among his friends; Fraser's place in the evolution of miniature portraits; his miniatures, sketches and oil paintings; and his reminiscences of Charleston. Includes a list of illustrations, chronology, 15 pages of notes, bibliography, index, and 2 appendix: his account book and the care and conservation of miniature portraits. Uncommon.