Over 10,000 pieces of art are featured in Gibbes Museum of Arts permanent collection. The collection focuses on fine American art with an emphasis on original Charleston works. Over 300 years of Americas history is represented through paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, portraits and sculpture. A remarkable array of Japanese wood block prints is on display as well as paintings by such noted artists as Washington Allston, Gilbert Stuart and America's first professional female artist, Henrietta Johnston.