Monday, June 11, 2007

Enjoy Exhibitions at the Frist Center for Half Price

Preparing to open three new exhibitions in the Ingram Gallery later inJune, the Frist Center is pleased to offer half-price admission to our visitors(through June 21).

Currently on display in the Conte Community Arts Gallery is Jim McGuire: The Nashville Portraits.

This exhibition pays homage to Nashville's country music heritagethrough 60 black and white photographs of beloved artists such as Johnny Cash,Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, and Bill Monroe. Taken by Jim McGuire, one of theindustry's most celebrated photographers, these penetrating portraits havehelped define the public's perception of countless musicians.

Presenting Sponsor: Allstate

Courtesy of The Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia, Tour Development bySmith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Missouri.

Brushed with Light: Masters of American Watercolor from the Brooklyn Museum alsoremains on view in the Upper-Level Galleries. Composed of approximately 80 worksby artists such as William Trost Richards, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent,Arthur Dove, and Edward Hopper, this exhibition documents the evolution ofwatercolor as an artistic tool while following the development of landscapeimagery in America.

This exhibition has been organized by the Brooklyn Museum.

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