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Cosponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee Arts Commission, A History of Tennessee Arts: Creating Traditions, Expanding Horizons traces the story of the arts in Tennessee from its formal, more academic side to its vernacular expressions of culture, self, and community.  This richly illustrated book, covers the varieties of art in Tennessee in sections on visual arts and architecture, craft arts, literature, performing arts, and music.

 A History of Tennessee Arts: Creating Traditions, Expanding Horizons is edited by Dr. Carroll Van West, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University and senior editor of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly.  Dr. Margaret Duncan Binnicker (D.A. MTSU 1999), served as the Associate Editor.

Several Middle Tennessee State University alumnus, faculty, and staff wrote essays and sidebars for A History of the Arts in Tennessee.  Contributors include:  Michael Thomas Gavin (Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area at MTSU),  Caneta Hankins (MTSU Center for Historic Preservation), Jeri Hasselbring (Adventure Science Center, Nashville), John Lancaster (Belmont Mansion, Nashville), Lisa Oakley (East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville), Anne-Leslie Owens (MTSU Center for Historic Preservation), Dr. Robert Peterson (MTSU Department of English), Dr. Leslie N. Sharp (MTSU Center for Historic Preservation), Dr. Kevin E. Smith (MTSU Department of Anthropology), Samuel D. Smith (Tennessee Division of Archaeology),  Mayo Taylor (MTSU Library), Dr. Paul Wells (MTSU Center for Popular Music), and Dr. Antoinette van Zelm (Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area at MTSU).

For ordering information, go to the University of Tennessee Press or check your local bookstore.

The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, a partnership project of the Tennessee Historical Society (THS), the Tennessee Historical Commission, and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, was released in August of 1998.  A special bicentennial project of the THS, the Tennessee Encyclopedia was also supported by individuals, private foundations across the state, and the Tennessee General Assembly, with design and distribution assistance from Rutledge Hill Press.

The volume of over 1000 pages includes 1506 entries, color and black and white photographs and illustrations, on topics ranging from African Americans to architecture, politics to poetry, recreation to religion, and science to sports.

Through the support of the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society, an updated version of the Tennessee Encyclopedia is available online at http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net. 

Inquiries about ordering the book should be directed to Ann Toplovich of the Tennessee Historical Society while inquires about the book's content should be emailed to Dr. Carroll Van West.

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