Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Carl Sublett

(1919-2008)

Photographed By Tom Bosse, April 15, 2023

1. Carl Sublett Marker

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Carl Sublett. Broomsage, 1958 Oil on canvas, 40x50 inches, University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery. Cart Sublett was born in rural eastern Kentucky. Growing up in a small mining town he became fascinated with coal trains, inspiring his first drawings at age 8 and his first of painting at 11. He attended Western Kentucky State College in Bowling Green. During World War II, Sublett served in the military before entering the University Study Center Florence, Italy, receiving the Citizens Award for his artwork by the people of Florence., On his return to the U.S., Sublett worked as an engineering draftsman and newspaper artist in Bristol, TN., before moving to Knoxville in 1954. After a brief stint as a commercial artist he joined artist C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing as a professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Visual Arts. Both were core members of the Knoxville Seven, a group of forward-looking artists active between 1959 and 1965 who were among the first in East Tennessee to experiment with Abstract Expressionism., A versatile and talented artist, Sublett shifted effortlessly from abstraction to precise realism, finding endless inspiration in East Tennessee landscapes as well at the Maine coastline where he also resided. By the 1970s, he turned to watercolor as his primary medium., The Knoxville Museum of Art staged an extensive exhibition, "The Unseen Carl Sublett", of his watercolor paintings in 1991. A lifetime Achievement Award from the Knoxville Arts Council followed in 1994. UT's Ewing Gallery organized the 2000 retrospective "A Viva Odyssey: The Art of Car Sublett", and in 2008, a posthumous exhibit, "Image Tracks" was held at the UT Downtown Gallery., Special Thanks to University of Tennessee's Ewing Gallery and the Knoxville Arts an Culture Alliance., Funding was provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission., Im memory of Eric Davis Sublett (1951 - 2018), Downtown Art Wraps are coordinated by the Knoxville History Project, an educational nonprofit with a mission to research and promote the history and culture of Knoxville. Discover other art wraps, and learn more at knoxvillehistoryproject.org. Also read Historic Knoxville: The Curious Visitor's Guide to its Stories and Places..

Broomsage, 1958
Oil on canvas, 40x50 inches, University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery
Cart Sublett was born in rural eastern Kentucky. Growing up in a small mining town he became fascinated with coal trains, inspiring his first drawings at age 8 and his first of painting at 11. He attended Western Kentucky State College in Bowling Green. During World War II, Sublett served in the military before entering the University Study Center Florence, Italy, receiving the Citizens Award for his artwork by the people of Florence.

On his return to the U.S., Sublett worked as an engineering draftsman and newspaper artist in Bristol, TN., before moving to Knoxville in 1954. After a brief stint as a commercial artist he joined artist C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing as a professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Visual Arts. Both were core members of the Knoxville Seven, a group of forward-looking artists active between 1959 and 1965 who were among the first in East Tennessee to experiment with Abstract Expressionism.

A versatile and talented artist, Sublett shifted effortlessly from abstraction to precise realism, finding endless inspiration in East Tennessee landscapes as well at the Maine coastline where he also resided. By the 1970s, he turned to watercolor as his primary medium.

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Knoxville Museum of Art staged an extensive exhibition, "The Unseen Carl Sublett", of his watercolor paintings in 1991. A lifetime Achievement Award from the Knoxville Arts Council followed in 1994. UT's Ewing Gallery organized the 2000 retrospective "A Viva Odyssey: The Art of Car Sublett", and in 2008, a posthumous exhibit, "Image Tracks" was held at the UT Downtown Gallery.

Special Thanks to University of Tennessee's Ewing Gallery and the
Knoxville Arts an Culture Alliance.

Funding was provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Im memory of Eric Davis Sublett (1951 - 2018)

Downtown Art Wraps are coordinated by the Knoxville
History Project, an educational nonprofit with a mission to
research and promote the history and culture of Knoxville. Discover other
art wraps, and learn more at knoxvillehistoryproject.org. Also read
Historic Knoxville: The Curious Visitor's Guide to its Stories and Places.

Erected by Knoxville History Project.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Knoxville History Project - Downtown Art Wraps series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 35° 57.698′ N, 83°

Photographed By Tom Bosse, April 15, 2023

2. Carl Sublett Marker

55.292′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Henley Street and West Church Avenue, in the median on Henley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Henley St, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lawson McGhee Library (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beauford Delaney (about 400 feet away); Rudolph Ingerle (about 500 feet away); The 1982 World's Fair Walking Tour (about 600 feet away); Lizzie Crozier French and GFWC Ossoli Circle (about 600 feet away); Russell Briscoe (about 600 feet away); Mecklenburg Place (about 700 feet away); Grand Lodge of Tennessee (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.