Nashville Public Radio correspondent Ambreihl Crutchfield interviewed several people in Knoxville for a story on Beauford that has recently been released.
It is entitled "Knoxville uplifts the works of hometown artist Beauford Delaney."
Crutchfield acknowledges the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) as the holder of the largest [public] collection of Beauford's work.
© Wells International Foundation
She interviews several Knoxville citizens for this piece, including Jesse Wocjik, one of the students who participated in the Classes Duo Paris/Knoxville program in 2018-2020. During a visit to KMA, Jesse describes the Beauford Delaney self-portrait shown below.
Self-portrait in a Paris Bath House
(1971) Oil on canvas
Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville, TN
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Other Knoxvillians featured in the interview are KMA Trustee Sylvia Peters, University of Tennessee Knoxville professor Mary Campbell, and historian Jack Neely.
Find the story here:
Knoxville uplifts the works of hometown artist Beauford Delaney
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