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Robert M. Hicklin, Jr.

Robert M. Hicklin Jr., Inc. is this nation’s leading dealer in fine art relating to the American South. In 1998, Hicklin moved to Charleston and opened The Charleston Renaissance Gallery®, a store-front venue offering discerning connoisseurs premier Southern masterworks, including nineteenth and twentieth century oils; works on paper and sculpture; and the art of the Charleston Renaissance. Restored to period perfection, the elegant nineteenth century gallery—located at 103 Church Street in the heart of downtown Charleston—was awarded the 1999 Carolopolis Award by the Preservation Society of Charleston in recognition of its outstanding rehabilitation.In 2019, Rob and Jane closed the Church Street location of the Charleston Renaissance Gallery and relocated paintings and persons to Yemassee, South Carolina. A native of Columbus, Georgia, Hicklin attended public schools there and in Bessemer City, North Carolina before moving to Spartanburg, South Carolina in the late 1950s. Mr. Hicklin graduated from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina and began his career in the art business in 1972 following a tour of duty in the United States Army. He is the owner of Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc; The Charleston Renaissance Gallery: Saraland Press; and principal of Harlean Limited Partnership.

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I learned to drive in a pasture. The speed limit didn’t matter; that orange Allis Chalmers tractor could only go so fast on uneven ground. Sweetheart, my grandmother, told too many tales of reckless young boys whose turns on the lumbering machines led to disfigurement and death, so I didn’t try anything too adventurous. That is, until my mother let…
Robert M. Hicklin, Jr.
April 26, 2024