William Edmondson came to sculpting later in life. With no prior training, he picked up a hammer, a railroad spike and some discarded limestone and got to work making what God told him to make: a tombstone. Fortunately, it wasn't his own. On this week's Culture Desk, curator Marina Pacini talks about why this Tennessee artist's work has a special place in the Brooks Museum's permanent collection.
Courting Lady, ca. 1940s
Artist: William Edmondson , American, 1874-1951
Medium: Limestone
Object: 15 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 8 in. (39.4 x 14.9 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of AutoZone, Inc.
Object Number: 2001.15.13
Copyright: © Estate of the artist
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