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Rare Objects to be Displayed at the Brooks in New Exhibition |
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Unknown Maker, Wilson County , Tennessee, Sugar Chest Sideboard, ca. 1825 - 1835. Cherry with mahogany veneer; poplar secondary. Gift of the Decorative Arts Trust. This form of furniture is unique to Tennessee . It combines the sideboard, used for storage and to hold serving pieces during meals, with the more utilitarian and specialized sugar chest. Known to have been made in Wilson County, Tennessee, the piece is one of five surviving examples. All of these display a masterful focus upon the inherent beauty of the wood itself, and a restrained but effective use of expensive, imported mahogany veneer. The sideboard also shows the evolution of the more delicate Sheraton style into a heavier form foreshadowing the American Empire, as evident in the work’s bold outline and turned legs.
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MEMPHIS, TN.- The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is proud to present Around Tennessee , 1820 1920, an exhibition of objects that celebrate the regions cultural history, which is on view from July 5 to September 7, 2008.
Organized by Associate Curator Stanton Thomas, Around Tennessee showcases fine furniture, textiles, and evocative paintings from throughout the Mid-South. The exhibition will highlight the museums permanent holdings, as well as remarkable objects on loan from private collections, such as rare antebellum silver made in Memphis .
This exhibition is unique, says Thomas, because many of these works have never been exhibited publicly before, and present an extraordinary opportunity to learn about and experience the rich material culture of the Mid-South.
Among the objects on display are five Sugar Chests one of the most distinctive and recognizable forms of Southern furniture. Around Tennessee will also include a selection of Carl Gutherzs immensely popular paintings and examples of Nonconnah pottery made in Shelby County . In addition, the exhibition will offer visitors a chance to see works from Wolfe Bequest, which brought an extraordinary group of early Mississippi quilts into the museums collection.
For a behind-the-scenes look at Around Tennessee , 1820 1920, visit the Brooks blog at: www.beyondtheframe.wordpress.com. Around Tennessee is a part of regular museum admission. Call 901-544-6200 or visit brooksmuseum.org for tickets more information.
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