Charleston, South Carolina

Lying in Wait: Sporting Art by Ogden M. Pleissner

A hunting, fishing, and landscape art exhibit at the Gibbes Museum of Art

Garden & Gun is proud to be the national media partner for the Ogden M. Pleissner Lying in Wait exhibition at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina. The sporting art exhibit, organized by Shelburne Museum, showcases Pleissner’s personal experiences in the field and captures the emotions that lie within sporting and nature. The exhibition is now on display at the Gibbes until May 2019.

To learn more about the exhibit and purchase tickets, visit here.

Photo: Andy Duback

The Catch, date unknown, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper; 7 x 10 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, bequest of Ogden M. Pleissner; 1985-31.51

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Photo: Andy Duback

Duck Shooting, 1959, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper, 21 3/4 x 33 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Morton Quantrell; 1996-42.19

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Photo: Andy Duback

Beaverkill Bridge, 1952, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper; 18 x 31 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Morton Quantrell; 1996-42.4

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Photo: Andy Duback

The Broadbill Gunner, 1957, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper, 19 3/8 x 29 1/8 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Ann M. Leonard; 2013-14.1

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Blue Boat on the St. Anne, 1958, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper; 17 1/4 x 27 1/2 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Marion W.G. Pleissner; 1986-98.1

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Photo: Andy Duback

Vermont Hills, 1964, by Ogden M. Pleissner (American, 1905 –1983); Watercolor on paper; 10 x 7 inches; Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of Morton Quantrell; 1996-42.16

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