Steve Wariner
Moore's Barn, Pen and ink, watercolor, 13 5/8” x 19”
Teacher Leaves Lasting Impression on Wariner
by Rebecca Pierce
Steve Wariner
This month the country music favorite will be a part of ...
Russ Harrington
Photography: Hollis Bennett
The Man Behind the Fame
by Martin Brady
Loretta Lynn: This was shot right after the flood in 2010 at my Nashville studio. We used an old Cadillac and roses that had been destr...
Emancipation Proclamation 72 Hours at the Tennessee State Museum
It's nearly impossible these days, with the Academy Awards at the end of this month, to discuss the Emancipation Proclamation without also talking about Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln, which goes into the awar...
The Guitar: An American Love Story
It began with Elvis: Music fans worldwide saw an instrument shaped like a voluptuous woman, draped in front of the King’s swiveling hips, and an affair with the guitar ignited.
How appropriate, then, that the ...
African Art at the Tennessee State Museum
The Tennessee State Museum displays two new shows of rare art starting July 1. African Art: The Collection of Jon Draud opens in tandem with Helen LaFrance: Folk Art Memories.
Memory Painting: The Work of Helen LaFrance
In 1995, I had the pleasure of being introduced to self-taught Southern artist Helen LaFrance. An accomplished painter, quilter, wood carver, and Biblical interpreter, Helen LaFrance also has an exceptional ability to connect with the viewer emotionally through the memories they share.
On The Town
with Ted Clayton
I have a secret to share—I had an amazing culinary experience celebrating my fifty-seventh birthday a few weeks ago in Hartsville, Tennessee. (I do summer in the most unbelievable places, don’...
Spotlight | Romance of the Horse
Romance of the Horse opens at the Tennessee State Museum on June 17
An exhibition which illustrates the close relationship between Tennesseans and horses, spanning more than 200 years, opens at the Tenne...