Chattanooga TN The Hunter Museum of American Art Sunrise Landscape Architecture Art is a photograph by Reid Callaway which was uploaded on March 22nd, 2019.
Chattanooga TN The Hunter Museum of American Art Sunrise Landscape Architecture Art
Chattanooga TN Hunter Museum Of American Art Sunrise....by Reid Callaway
Landscape Architecture Art
The Hunter Museum of American Art is an... more
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Chattanooga TN The Hunter Museum of American Art Sunrise Landscape Architecture Art
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Reid Callaway
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Chattanooga TN Hunter Museum Of American Art Sunrise....by Reid Callaway
Landscape Architecture Art
The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The museum's collections include works representing the Hudson River School, 19th century genre painting, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, early modernism, regionalism, and post World War II modern and contemporary art.
The building itself represents three distinct architectural stages: the original 1904 classical revival mansion designed by Abram Garfield, the son of president James A. Garfield, which has housed the museum since its opening in 1952, a brutalist addition built in 1975, and a 2005 addition designed by Randall Stout which now serves as the entrance to the museum.
The museum is situated on an 80-foot (24 m) bluff overlooking the Tennessee River and downtown Chattanooga. The Faxon House, built in 1904, was built where a Confederate battery had been fought. Once a prestigious address for Victorian houses, the area is now home to the Bluffview Art District. The museum sits on a bluff that overlooks the Walnut Street Bridge. The Ruth S. and A. William Holmberg Pedestrian Bridge provides a pedestrian-friendly connection to the nearby Walnut Street Bridge and riverfront attractions.
The Hunter Museum is named after George Hunter, who inherited the Coca-Cola Bottling empire from his uncle Benjamin Thomas. Thomas was one of the entrepreneurs who created Chattanooga's Coca-Cola bottling empire. Their nephew, George Hunter, later joined Anne Thomas to create a philanthropic organization in Hunter's memory named the Benwood Foundation. The foundation's mission was to "promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities for the advancement or well being of mankind". The centerpiece of the Benwood Foundation's gifts to the community of Chattanooga is the Hunter Museum of American Art, originally known as the Ross Faxon House.
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Robert for featuring my artwork in our group... Waiting Room Art! 10/24/2022
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Thanks you Lyric Lucas for featuring my artwork in our group... Out Of The Ordinary! 10/21/2022
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Congratulations, your Creative and Unique art work is FEATURED on the homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! Be sure to add this special image to the Feature Archive in the Discussion section! l/f 10/21/22
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Thank you Beverly for taking the time to comment!...Blessings to you!......Carry On! 6/9/2022
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Thank you to the buyer from Chattanooga, TN for the purchase of my image, “The Hunter Museum of American Art” as a 36" x 24" Luster Photo Paper Print! May this image be a Blessing to you and bring back wonderful memories for many years to come! 6/8/2022
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Thank you Frozen in Time for featuring my artwork in our group..... Your Very Best Photograph! 12/10/2020
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Thank you Pamela Williams for featuring my artwork in our group.... Art District! 11/25/2020
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Congratulations your work has been featured on aRt diSTriCt groups homepage! Bravo! Be sure to share your image in the groups Featured Archive discussion!
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Thank you Romuald Henry Wasielewski for featuring my artwork in our group... Arts Fantastic World! 3/25/2019