Kahill Gibran: Selections From the Mary Haskell Minis Bequest January 12, 2008

Best known as the sage-like, poetic author of 'The Prophet,' Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was also a gifted visual artist. Gibran's work reflects his assimilation of the lofty ideals of the late 19th century art movements of Aestheticism and Symbolism. He strove to relay personal, often deeply spiritual, feelings in visual form. The Telfair's collection of over 80 Gibran works was donated by his most devoted patron, Mary Haskell, who had moved to Savannah to care for her late cousin's husband, Jacob Florance Minis, whom she later married. Because of her generosity, the Telfair boasts the largest public collection of paintings by Gibran in North America.