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Area history, culture Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Memphis: Shelby: West: Art: Collections include Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionist, and 20th-century artists, English portraiture, contemporary paintings, 19th- and 20th-century sculpture and decorative arts Memphis Music Hall of Fame: Memphis: Shelby: West: Music: Memphis musicians
Pink Palace in Memphis (2008) The Pink Palace Family of Museums is a group of museums maintained by the City of Memphis and Memphis Museums, Inc. They display collections of historical, educational and technological significance. [1] The following museums are part of the group: The Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium in Memphis.
The three murals were commissioned in 1934 by the Public Works of Art Project of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's government, as part of a series of numerous art and public works projects to employ artists and others during the Great Depression. [4] Callicott, who died in 2004, taught at the Memphis College of Art. [5]
Memphis Museum of Natural History and Industrial Arts opens. Sterick Building constructed. Population: 253,143. [9] 1931 Memphis World newspaper begins publication. [11] Cotton Carnival begins. [3] [24] 1932 – Memphis Times newspaper begins publication. [4] 1936 – Memphis Academy of Art founded. 1937 – Firestone factory in operation in ...
The Memphis Brooks Museum received a donation of 75 works — including paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and videos — by Black artists.
Kristin Armstrong (born 1973) — professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist; George Awsumb (1880–1959) — Norwegian-American architect; Gwen Robinson Awsumb (1915–2003) — first woman elected to Memphis City Council; Estelle Axton (1918–2004) — co-founder of Stax Records
It is the principal art museum of the University of Memphis. The museum was opened in 1981 as The University Gallery; in 1994 the gallery received its present name. [1] The museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm, it is closed on University holidays. Admission to the museum is free and there is no charge for tours. [1]
"Welcome to Memphis" sign on U.S. Route 51 (2008). Memphis, Tennessee has a long history of distinctive contributions to the culture of the American South and beyond. Although it is an important part of the culture of Tennessee, the history, arts, and cuisine of Memphis are more closely associated with the culture of the Deep South (particularly the Mississippi Delta) than the rest of the state.