Guy Lipscomb

Guy Fleming Lipscomb Jr. (April 11, 1917 – December 31, 2009) was a business owner, chemist, civic leader, philanthropist, 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 American Watercolor Society.

Personal life

Lipscomb was born on April 11, 1917, in Clemson, South Carolina. In 1938, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina.

His works have been shown in the National Academy of Art, the American Watercolor Society in New York City,

He co-founded South Carolina Watercolor Society and a "force behind the creation of the South Carolina State Museum", and he "significantly shaped the cultural scene in South Carolina".