general information
Event Dates
Nov 05, 2009
Contact Information
919 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-244-3340
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places to stay
Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown Nashville
Hampton Inn & Suites at the University
thingstodo
Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center
Lecture: “Thomas Hart Benton: An Epic Life”
Thomas Hart Benton was not only a famous American painter, but a notable writer, musician, and spokesman for American country music. While best known as the leader of the “American Scene” movement of the 1930s, he also had a notable early career as a Modernist in Paris and was the teacher of the abstract painter Jackson Pollock. Join Henry Adams, author of the principal biography of Benton, as he reviews the trajectory of Benton’s life, as he ranged from Gertrude Stein’s Paris to the highways of the American West.
Henry Adams is the author of Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original (Knopf, 1989) as well as the recent book Tom and Jack: The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock (Bloomsbury Press, October 2009).
upcoming events
Nov 21, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
Centennial Holiday Show
Franklin, TN
Nov 20, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
32nd Annual Santa's Workshop
Cookeville, TN
Nov 20, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
7th Annual Stoddart Open House
Crawford, TN
Nov 10, 2009 - Nov 22, 2009
6th Annual Trees of Christmas
Lawrenceburg, TN
Nov 22, 2009
Mannheim Steamroller
Chattanooga, TN