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Cheekwood Museum
CHEEKWOOD
BOTANICAL
GARDEN &
MUSEUM OF ART

Nashville, TN

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Flotsam Jetsam, 2007
Exhibition: A Lens with a Conscience
Patty Chang and David Kelley
Flotsam Jetsam, 2007
30 minute video, single channel projection
Exhibition: Tennessee Abstract Painters

Brady Haston

Monument, 2008
oil on canvas over board
60 x 96
Courtesy of the Artist and Zeitgeist Gallery
Monument, 2008
Exhibition: From Washington to Warhol: Americana Redefined

Jamie Wyeth
(American, b. 1946)

Portrait of Andy, 1976
Oil on board
Museum Purchase with funds provided by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Roger
C. Buntin; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler; Martin Hayes and Co., Inc.; Mamie
C. Howell in memory of Corinne Craig Oliver; Mr. and Mrs. Jack C.
Massey; NLT Corporation; In memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Oman, Jr.; Mrs.
Hugh Stallworth and Anonymous Donor.
Exhibition: Easton Selby: Rootwork

Easton Selby

Jar Fly, 2009
Gelatin Silver Print with Mixed Media
38" x 38"
Faberge Eggs
Faberge Exhibition
Imperial Caucasus Egg
St. Petersburg, 1893
Imperial Danish Palaces Egg
St. Petersburg, 1895
Imperial Napoleonic Egg
St. Petersburg, 1912
On loan from the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation
Exhibition: William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit
William Edmondson
Bess and Joe
Bess and Joe

Cheekwood
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
(615) 353-9827
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Visit the Cheekwood website: www.cheekwood.org

ADMISSION PRICES:
$10 - Adults
$8 - Seniors (65 +)
$5 - Youth (6 - 17) and College Students w/ ID
Free - 5 and Under
$30 - Household Cap
MILITARY DISCOUNT - 50% off gate admission for active military personnel and their immediate families. Must show a current military ID at the entrance gate.
Guests may use up to $30 of gate receipt towards purchase of membership if purchased on same day as entry!
Special rates are offered for group tours. Please call (615) 353-9827 for more details.
VISITING HOURS:
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Closed on Monday except for Memorial Day and Labor Day. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, and the second Saturday in June.
Memorial Day - Labor Day - Extended Hours to 8 pm on Thursdays!
FREE SUMMER SATURDAYS! for children 17 and under through September 1st. Limit 6 children per adult.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-440 E, take the West End Avenue west / US-70S exit; Travel 2.1 miles and take a left onto Belle Meade Boulevard; travel to the end of Belle Meade Boulevard (approx. 2 1/2 miles) and turn right onto Page Road; turn left from Page Road onto Forrest Park Drive (the first street on the left); Cheekwood is at the top of Forrest Park Drive on the right.

Events and Exhibitions:

Through January 3, 2010
William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit
This outstanding exhibition features selections from Cheekwood's collection, the largest public collection of William Edmondson's work. Born to former slaves on a plantation south of Nashville, Edmondson (1874-1951) taught himself to carve tombstones and became one of the most celebrated African-American sculptors of the 20th Century.

Ongoing
The Matilda Geddings Gray Collection of Fabergé Among the world's most significant compilation of Fabergé pieces, the Collection includes 57 rare pieces highlighted by three Russian Imperial Easter eggs, and a number of important functional items, fantasy items and floral works.

March 14 - September 20
A Lens with a Conscience
The works selected for this exhibition don't merely address issues of significant social and political concern; they present their subjects in new ways. They recast what we see and hear in order to lead us to new experiences and reactions that beyond those resulting from established modes of journalism, documentary, and narrative filmmaking.

March 14 - September 20
Tennessee Abstract Painters
Cheekwood presents work by fourteen Tennessee artists who explore different approaches to abstract imagery. Some artists engage photography as a tool to assist them in creating art; others use computers to generate paintings.

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