the music lives on: folk song traditions told by alabama artists
DESCRIPTION
In celebration of the Year of Alabama Music, Kentuck presents The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists, an exhibition of works depicting the region’s great musical traditions created by the state’s most celebrated folk artists. Those represented in this colorful exhibition include such acclaimed artists as Lonnie Holley, Joe Minter, Charlie Lucas, and Thornton Dial.TRANSCRIPT
Title: The Music Lives On After the Instrument is Destroyed
Artist: Lonnie Holley
Dimension: 35 x 35 x 4
Title: Singer's Flowerpot
Artist: Lonnie Holley
Dimension: 35 x 42 x 25
Title: Mama’s Song
Artist: Mary Lee Bendolph
Dimension: 36.25 x 47 x 2
Title: Old Rugged Cross
Artist: Joe Minter
Dimension: 42 x 78 x 16
Title: Sweep Me Baby, Sweep Me All Night Long
Artist: Thornton Dial
Dimension: 48.25 x 72.5 x 7
Title: Chuck Berry
Artist: Richard Dial
Dimension: 80 x 66 x 28
Title: Saturday Night Special
Artist: Charlie Lucas
Dimension: 32 x 39 x 8
Title: Strange Fruit – Alabama Grapes
Artist: Thornton Dial
Dimension: 88 x 70.5 x 8
Title: A Man Can Be a Star
Artist: Thornton Dial, Jr.
Dimension: 48 x 43.5 x 7
Title: Otis Redding/Dock of the Bay
Artist: Mose Tolliver
Dimension: 18 x 24 x 1
Title: Minnie Pearl with her Mandolin (1969)
Artist: Jimmy Lee Sudduth
Dimension: 32 x 52 x 2.5
Title: American Idol
Artist: Richard Dial
Dimension: 37 x 58 x 34
Title: England’s Rose
Artist: Ronald Locket
Dimension: 48 x 48 x 2
Title: Past Time (Hanging Out at the Juke Joint)
Artist: Lonnie Holley
Dimension: 20.5 x 16 x 11
Title: Roman Stripes
Artist: Essie Bendolph Pettway
Dimension: 80 x 90
Title: Howlin’ Wolf
Artist: Thornton Dial
Dimension: 66 x 6 x 6
Title: Blues People
Artist: Thornton Dial
Dimension: 40 x 62 x 9