Date of Award
5-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Historic Preservation
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Carter L. Hudgins
Committee Member
Frances H. Ford
Committee Member
Richard D. Marks, III
Abstract
Outdoor advertisements have enlivened America's commercial landscape since the seventeenth century. Hand-painted advertisements applied to the sides of buildings, from barns in rural settings to stores in the nation's towns and cities, were once ubiquitous but have, as both message and medium have evolved, generally fallen out of everyday use. Once common, hand-painted wall signs have faded from America's commercial landscape and have become objects of nostalgia more than a method of merchandising.
Recommended Citation
Smith, James Wilson, "Lowcountry Ghost Signs: A Study and Preservation of Historic Signage in the South Carolina Lowcountry" (2015). All Theses. 2159.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_theses/2159