Author and art historian. Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Marshall specializes in the art and visual/material culture of the United States.…

Artist and scholar.  The late Professor Driskell was one of the world’s leading authorities on African American art. Taught at Fisk and Howard Universities and University of Maryland. Author of…

Assistant professor of art history at Tennessee State University. Dr. Gadsden’s research areas include the visual arts, the lived experience, and the ways knowledge is transferred across generations via culture,…

Nashville-based nationally-known figurative sculptor, who cites William Edmondson as a primary influence and inspiration. His mother, a journalist and art educator, studied, collected, and wrote extensively about Edmondson.

Sculptor, painter, photographer, and musician. Since 1979, Holley has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity. Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the oldest tradition of…

Dr. Lovett was a prominent historian and author of several books on African American history. He researched and wrote extensively about William Edmondson. Professor Emeritus and former chair of History…

A Nashville native, John Seigenthaler, Sr. served for 43 years as an award-winning journalist, editor, publisher and CEO, for The Tennessean newspaper and USA Today. He was an advisor to…

Hoobler is the former director of the Tennessee Historical Society, Curator of the Tennessee State Capitol, and Senior Curator of Art & Architecture of the Tennessee State Museum, as well…

Professor emeritus of drawing and painting at the University of Georgia. Her paintings and photographs have been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. She is author of numerous essays…

Executive Director Emeritus of the Tennessee State Museum, which holds a large collection of William Edmondson’s work. In that role, she was responsible for the first major posthumous William Edmondson…