Material
soft cover
Size
96 pgs.
8 x 10.5 in.
Description
This 1981 exhibition catalog details a retrospective exhibition of William Edmonson’s work organized by the Tennessee State Museum, a division of the Tennessee Arts Commission.
About the artist
William Edmondson (1874–1951) was the first African American sculptor to have a one-person exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Edmondson started sculpting in his late fifties, after the Nashville Women’s Hospital, where he worked as a janitor, closed. During his life he was well known for his yard art, such as whimsical birdbaths and “critters” of real and imaginary provenance, and the grave markers he carved for African American families. His sculptures are now highly sought after by collectors.
