Guy Fleming Lipscomb, Jr. (April 11, 1917 – December 31, 2009) was a business owner,

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, civic leader,

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, artist, writer, teacher, and star collegiate athlete. In his later years, he became a painter working in acrylics and watercolors and was both a member of the Southern Watercolor Society and a Signature Member of the

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Personal life

Lipscomb was born on April 11, 1917 in

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. In 1938, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from the

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. He died on December 31, 2008 at age 92. He is interred at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in

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Career

Lipscomb won numerous awards in his lifetime, including the

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, presented by

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and the 1982 Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Award, presented by the

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. His works have been shown in the National Academy of Art, the

in New York City, and in many regional and national competitions. He taught other artists throughout the United States and Canada. Lipscomb's book, ''Watercolor: Go with the Flow'', has become a staple in watercolor-instruction classes. He co-founded South Carolina Watercolor Society and a "force behind the creation of the

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", and he "significantly shaped the cultural scene in South Carolina".

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