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Cheekwood, a 55-acre estate on the western edge of Nashville that houses the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, site of the upcoming exhibition of art from the Smithsonian.

Smithsonian art coming to Nashville next year

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

Cheekwood, a 55-acre estate on the western edge of Nashville that houses the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, site of the upcoming exhibition of art from the Smithsonian.
Cheekwood, a 55-acre estate on the western edge of Nashville that houses the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, site of the upcoming exhibition of art from the Smithsonian.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Art from the Smithsonian Institution will be on display in Nashville next year.

“Modern Masters From the Smithsonian American Art Museum” will be on exhibit at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art from March 19 through June 19.

The exhibition features 43 key paintings and sculptures by 31 of the most celebrated artists who came to prominence in the 1950s.

According to a news release from Cheekwood, the exhibition “examines the complex and varied nature of American abstract art in the mid-20th century.”

The exhibition has been on tour since 2009.

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