Juliana Simone

Review of Frist Center for the Visual Ar...

Beautiful stone museum in the heart if Nashville w...

Beautiful stone museum in the heart if Nashville with an art deco interior. We had attended a J.M.W. Turner water color exhibit at the Mystic Seaport Museum in CT on its last day in February, so we were excited to note the Frist Art Museum was showing one, too, called "A Quest For The Sublime" in their Ingram Gallery.

We made a point of going today to look at their collection of 75 pieces which consisted of Turner's oils, watercolors and sketches. It was wonderful to see up close so many of his large oils that dealt with both his biblical depictions and European scenery. There are quite a few oils and watercolors of his interpretations of the ocean, too, which he is often remembered for as an artist.

The lady taking our admission tickets, was thrilled we had been to the Turner exhibit in Mystic, and said their museum has been trying to get a collection of his work to show since 2001!

The exhibit runs through May 31, 2020. There are many other artists on display here currently that if you have the time you should see. There is a cafe and gift shop on the premises.