The 73rd National Folk Festival
The National Folk Festival, one of the longest-running celebrations of the arts, is coming to Nashville for a three-year tenure in September of 2011. Husband and wife team Garry West and Alison Brown, founders ...
Bruce Matthews
My Soul to Keep, Oil on canvas, 36” x 48”
A lot of artists will get a look and stick with it throughout their career because of the security. I never let the market dictate what I do. I’ve been expl...
The Alfred Stieglitz Collection | At Fisk University
Under the harsh yoke of slavery one of the most powerful American folk traditions was born. From the dense cotton fields of the South rose up a mighty song. The Negro spiritual gave expression and hope to many ...