Presented in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement 

In partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement, the Frist Art Museum presents “Food for Thought,” a three-part series of interdisciplinary conversations over lunch or happy hour inspired by our exhibitions. These discussions will be presented by Vanderbilt faculty and staff, Frist Art Museum staff, and other members of the Nashville community.

Labor is the backbone of the farm, food, and restaurant industries. Consider the importance of laborers during this discussion inspired by the exhibitions Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism and Tennessee Harvest, 1870s–1920s.

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Image: Lloyd Branson. Women at Work, 1891. Oil on canvas; 29 x 49 1/2 in. Courtesy Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection




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Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism

Jan 31–May 4, 2025 | Ingram Gallery

Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism explores the intersections of art, gastronomy, and national identity in late 19th-century France. Beginning with the 1870 Prussian siege of Paris and the resultant food crisis and continuing through the 1890s, Farm to Table showcases the work of… Read More

Tennessee Harvest: 1870s–1920s

Jan 31–May 4, 2025 | Ingram Gallery

Tennessee Harvest focuses on 19th- and early 20th-century painters taking both realist and impressionist approaches to the depiction of food and its cultivation in the state. A companion show to Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism, this exhibition shows how artists like Lloyd… Read More

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