Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.
Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.
Construction on the Cheekwood Mansion began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their life was like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms.
When the Cheek’s daughter Huldah and her husband donated Cheekwood in 1957, they were adamant the museum have gallery space to display art, including works from the recently defunct Nashville Museum of Art. Highlights on view in the Permanent Collection Galleries include William Edmondson sculptures, Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth’s portraits of each other, fine examples by American impressionists Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase, and works by The Eight, an early twentieth-century artist collective in New York City.
Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.
Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.
Construction on the Cheekwood Mansion began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their life was like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms.
When the Cheek’s daughter Huldah and her husband donated Cheekwood in 1957, they were adamant the museum have gallery space to display art, including works from the recently defunct Nashville Museum of Art. Highlights on view in the Permanent Collection Galleries include William Edmondson sculptures, Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth’s portraits of each other, fine examples by American impressionists Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase, and works by The Eight, an early twentieth-century artist collective in New York City.
Time for lunch. Café 29 is in the former garage space in the Frist Learning Center and offers a casual, made-to-order menu. During your lunch break take a moment to learn about the Cheek family’s connection to Maxwell House Coffee.
The Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail was established in 1999 and features thirteen works on a 1.5-mile woodland path, a setting not commonly found at museums or sculpture parks in the United States. The diverse sculptures, many of which were commissioned for Cheekwood, each examine the relationship between art and nature in their own distinct way, creating beautiful, thoughtful dialogues with the surrounding landscape. Highlights of the trail include an early James Turrell Skyspace, Blue Pesher, and Siah Armajani’s Glass Bridge.
Sophie Ryder (British, b. 1963), 1997, Crawling Lady Hare, Galvanized wire on steel armature, Museum purchase through funds provided by Ann & Monroe Carell, Jr. 1997.8
Discover additional outdoor sculptures located on the estate including George Rickey’s, One Line Horizontal Floating, 1994, a single thirty-foot blade of steel is suspended in the air, from a single wire, between trees with a view of downtown Nashville in the distance.
George Rickey (American, 1907-2002), 1994, One Line Horizontal Floating,Stainless steel, Museum purchase through funds provided by Ann & Monroe Carell, Jr. and partial gift of the artist in honor of Connie and Don Lembark. 1997.12