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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: The legacy of sculptor William Edmonson
Description: World-renowned artist William Edmondson was self-taught. The son of formerly enslaved people, Edmondson was born and raised in Nashville, and after what he described as divine inspiration, he began sculpting. Much of his work was practical, like tombstones, made from cast-off pieces of stone.
He went on to become the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. We explore the legacy of William Edmonson and the importance of the site where his workshop once stood in the Edgehill neighborhood since this weekend is the first...