Larry Francis Lebby

Larry Francis Lebby, (September 8, 1950 - July 21, 2019) a native South Carolinian, was a painter and artist working in Columbia, South Carolina. He was one of the Black students to integrate Airport High School, and later attended Allen University and the University of South Carolina, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts in 1976.[1]

Portrait of Clementa Pinckney, slain South Carolina Senator, painted by Larry Francis Lebby

Lebby was known for his portraiture: a number of his portraits of famous legislators, judges, educators and activists hang in the South Carolina State House and other public spaces:

Portrait of Judge Matthew J. Perry, by artist Larry Francis Lebby

The South Carolina Legislature noted the 'local, national and international' recognition' that Lebby's work had received with a Concurrent Resolution in 1987.[11]

Lebby was commissioned to create the portrait of Senator Pinckney after the murder of Pinckney and eight others in the Charleston church shooting in 2015. The portrait was unveiled in May of 2016, and hangs in the South Carolina Senate chambers.[12] Speakers at the unveiling included Senator Gerald Malloy, Representative Joseph Neal, Senator Hugh Leatherman, Senator John W. Matthews Jr., the widow, Mrs. Jennifer Pinckney, and the artist Larry Lebby himself.

Lebby died in 2019.

Senator Pinckney Portrait Unveiling at the South Carolina State House - South Carolina Educational Television, May 26, 2016

Larry Francis Lebby Oral History interview - University of South Carolina, June 8, 2016

References
  1. Moore, Dorothy (December 2016). "Coloring Outside the Lines: Larry Lebby refines his unique style". Columbia Metropolitan. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. Welch, Rodney (July 24, 2019). "Deceased Columbia Artist Larry Lebby Made Impact With Precision, Ingenuity and a Mission of Inclusion". Free Times/Post and Courier. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. "Benjamin Elijah Mays 1894-1984". South Carolina State House Gallery Portraits. 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. Ronnick, Michele Valerie (2023). "Preaching with the Choir: An Easter Sermon with Dr. Benjamin E. Mays at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC". Picturing Black History: Photographs and stories that changed the world. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. "Samuel Jones Lee 1844-1895". South Carolina State House Portrait Gallery. 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. "Robert Brown Elliott 1842-1884". South Carolina State House Gallery Portraits. 2023.
  7. "Week In Review" (PDF). March 24, 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. "Courthouse is about more than just a name". The Times and Democrat. April 23, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  9. Goulding, Shelbie (March 22, 2022). "A Reflection of his Position". The Sumter Item. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  10. "Larry Francis Lebby". SC African American History Calendar. 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. "A Concurrent Resolution to commend Larry Francis Lebby of Columbia". June 18, 1987. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  12. "Portrait of Slain Senator Revealed in Senate Chambers". WLTX-TV. May 25, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
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