A second source has confirmed that the grand-daddy of antiques shows has ceased operations. The Heart of Country Antiques Show in Nashville celebrated its 32nd anniversary this year. A letter received by dealers doesn't provide any details on the "why" but we've heard a few perspectives and have a call into the show's promoter.
At both the Tailgate-Music Valley Antique Show and the Heart of Country Antiques Show, dealers were finding ways to discount the effect of information explosion. In many cases, the items were so unique that you can hardly describe them in a few words, not to mention to find catalogues for comp. The term “one of the kinds” has gone to a new degree of dimension.
This summer the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville will present two exhibitions exploring parallels between folk and self-taught artists of the American South. Creation Story: Gee's Bend Quilts and the Art of Thornton Dial includes 44 works--20 quilts by the women of Gee's Bend and 24 paintings and assemblages by Thornton Dial--drawn … Continue reading Frist Center Presents Acclaimed Folk and Self-taught Alabama Artists
In 1934,during the Great Depression, the WPA workers built the main Post Office on Broadway in Nashville. The impressive Art Deco building on Broadway, flanked by the old Customs House and the Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse on one side, and the Union Station on the other, went largely unappreciated by the residents. Ten years ago, … Continue reading Pop Art on the Bible Belt
Murfreesboro is more than football games and walking horses. Every July, the world descends upon Rutherford County, Tennessee. It is too early for Middle Tennessee State University football, too late for basketball or baseball. The county fair won’t be for another few week. The third week in July, MTSU plays host to a wonderful Antiques … Continue reading Report from the 44th Annual Murfreesboro, Tennessee Antiques Show
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