William Edmondson Immortalized the Black Community in Tombstones & Sculpture

The Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville is exhibiting the first major museum show on Edmondson in more than twenty years, bringing together examples of his sculpture along with photographs of the artist and his work. The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments, and Stonework, on view through October 31 at Cheekwood with a concurrent display at Fisk University Art Galleries, features works from Cheekwood’s collections as well as loans from private and public collections.