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A CLOSER LOOKCheekwooD?What else might you see atARCHITECTURECheekwood is a 30,000-square-foot Georgian-style mansion thatwas designed by residential and landscape architect BryantFleming. Look for unique architectural features, including a „fake‟dome that opens into the attic, not the sky!DECORATIVE ARTSTROMP L’OEILLining the hallway on the Loggia level of the Museum of Art are paintingson canvas that were done in the Italian manner, probably during the early19 th century. The allegorical trompe l‟oeil (which means “fool the eye” bycreating a three-dimensional appearance) panels portray the arts such asmusic, drama, painting and sculpture. The four upper panels depict theseasons. The Cheeks purchased the original panels in Europe and hadcomplimentary murals painted to complete the set.Cheekwood has a diverse collection of decorative arts objects, whichincludes Worcester porcelain, American and English silver, 18 th and19 th century snuff bottles, furniture, glass and American art pottery.SCULPTURESculpture can be found both indoors and outdoors at Cheekwood!This is Schoolteacher by William Edmondson. As a Nashville artistduring the 1930s, he transformed limestone into art. He also carvedtombstones and created “critters” such as rabbits, turtles andhorses. Cheekwood has over twenty Edmondson pieces in thecollection.Interested in seeing outdoor sculpture? Check out the Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail – a mile long path that featurescontemporary sculpture by internationally recognized artists.11ARCHITECTURE • SCULPTURE •DECORATIVE ARTS • TROMP L’OEIL
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES*Reproducible Activity SheetMuseum Label WritingCheekwood‟s labels are located near a piece of artwork or object in the museum. These labelsprovide information about the artist, subject matter and time period.Now that you have toured Cheekwood‟s Museum of Art, remember your favorite piece and becomethe curator! Write your own museum label below. Be sure to include information about what yousaw in the piece and why it was of interest to you.LABEL WRITING12
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