Programming
- January 12 – Members Opening Reception (Become a Member)
- March 7 – Enhanced Homeschool: The Art of William Edmondson
9:30-11:00am - March 9 – Homegoings and Remembrance, 5pm
- March 14 – Museum Sprouts: Art and Stone, 9:30-10:30am
- April 29 – Art Day: Exploring Sculpture, 1pm
- April 30 – Edmondson in Bloom, 1pm
William Edmondson (1874–1951) was the most notable sculptor active in Tennessee during the 1930s and 40s, and today he remains one of the most important American folk artists of the twentieth century. During his life he was well known for his yard art, such as whimsical birdbaths and “critters” of real and imaginary provenance, sculptures of everyday people, and the grave markers he carved for African American families.
The Sculpture of William Edmondson is the first museum examination of artist William Edmondson’s career in over twenty years. Featuring twelve of his sculptures, photographs by noted photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and ephemera, the exhibition draws upon new scholarship to contextualize Edmondson’s sculpture.
The McClung Museum presents scaled-down version of Cheekwood Estate & Garden’s original exhibition, The Sculpture of William Edmondson. The initial exhibition was organized by former Cheekwood Curator-at-Large Marin R. Sullivan, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Sponsors
This exhibition is presented by the University of Tennessee Division of Access and Engagement and supported in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.
Exhibition organized by Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee and curated by Marin R. Sullivan.