Collection
The Museum collection consists of work primarily from the 20th and 21st century. Included in the collection are many well-known artists, including Charles Burchfield, Gordon Cheung, Ori Gersht, Red Grooms, Wade Guyton, Robert Longo, Loretta Lux, William Morris, Ulf Puder, Hiraki Sawa, Kenneth Snelson, Robert Stackhouse, and Anne Wilson. The museum is also committed to the preservation and development of Arts in East Tennessee. The collection holds examples of work by many of East Tennessee's greatest artists, including Lloyd Branson, Catherine Wiley, Joseph Delaney, Walter Hollis Stevens, Richard Jolley, and Bessie Harvey.
The museum has a collection of nine Thorne Miniature Rooms. The rooms are notable miniatures, designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne. The largest collection of Thorne Miniature Rooms is located at the Art Institute of Chicago.
In 2009, the museum announced plans for the permanent installation of a sculpture in glass to be created by artist Richard Jolley. The sculpture will cover the museum's Great Hall, an area 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, making it one of the nations largest artworks made of glass. The sculpture is still in its early stages of design. No date has been set for completion.
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