The mission of the McClung Museum is to advance understanding and appreciation of the earth and its peoples through the collection, preservation, study, interpretation, and exhibition of objects and data. As a part of the University of Tennessee, the museum works to support academic programs and provide educational programming.
The museum also participates in implementing the university’s central mission: to cultivate and enrich the human mind and spirit through teaching, scholarship, artistic creation, public service, and professional practice.
For more materials related to this topic, please contact Katy Malone, McClung Museum’s Manager of Education and Community Engagement, at kmalon15@utk.edu.
“Uncle Cuby Humes,” 1952, woodcut by A. Ross Pittman. Humes was a former slave, born in Rome, GA in 1842
Uncle Albert’s Cabin
Uncle Albert’s Cabin
Undated lithograph. Inscribed lower left, below image: Uncle Albert’s Cabin at the Hermitage / at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn. At the bottom, “probably Jackson home until he built the Hermitage.
The Hermitage
The Hermitage
“The Hermitage,” 1965, woodcut by A. Ross Pittman. Image of The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Nashville, Tennessee. See 1968.16.1.1, the original drawing for this print.
Preacher
Preacher
Gray limestone sculpture, “Preacher” by William Edmondson. It features a preacher standing, holding a Bible aloft.
Bride
Bride
Gray limestone sculpture, “Bride” by William Edmondson. It features a standing bride holding a flower arrangement with a veil falling down her back.
Porcelain pitcher
Porcelain pitcher
Glazed porcelain pitcher. The small souvenir pitcher has a four-lobed body with a gold scalloped lip and gold trimmed handle. On the front of the body is a columned governmental-type building in black. Above the door is the name “M Barnett” with the inscription “Old Slave Block, New Orleans, La” at the bottom.
Print
From the series “For My People,” a set of six lithographs illustrating a poem by Margaret Walker. Printed by J. K. Fine Art Editions Co. and published by the Limited Editions Club, New York. Signed lower right, in pencil: E Catlett ’92. Lower left in pencil: 74/99
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