Watkins Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 2, 2023

1. The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University Marker

Inscription. When photographer and art collector Alfred Stieglitz passed away in 1946, his wife, artist Georgia O'Keeffe, arranged the transfer of 97 works from his collection to Fisk University. The selection included works by such noted artists as Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Pablo Picasso, among many others. O'Keeffe donated two of her own pieces to the collection. Today selected works from the collection are still on display in Fisk's Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery (M-F 10-5 during the summer, Tu-Sat 10-5 during the academic year).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.

Location. 36° 9.742′ N, 86° 48.03′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Watkins Park. It is on 17th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 17th Ave N, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Fisk Jubliee Singers (here, next to this marker); Coach Cornelius Ridley (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl High School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Watkins Park (about 500 feet away); Blue Triangle YWCA (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pearl Sanders Creswell (1912 - 1994) / Creswell House (approx. ¼ mile away); William Edmondson (approx. ¼ mile away); James Weldon Johnson Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 2, 2023

2. The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.