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History Chat: Memphis Wood - Jacksonville's "First Lady of Art"

with Tim Gilmore

History Chat is a one hour program in which a lecturer speaks about a topic in local or national history followed by an audience Q&A session.

Program Description: Memphis Wood, a long-time resident of Mandarin, was known as Jacksonville’s “First Lady of Art.” She excelled in many aspects of art, including drawing, painting, pottery, and jewelry, but is probably best known for her unique and colorful work in fabrics and textiles. She taught, produced and exhibited art for 33 years. Though she died in 1989, the strange and often brilliant work of Memphis Wood is finding interest from a new generation.

Tim Gilmore is the author of The Wilderness and Willie Browne (2024) and 23 other books, including The Mad Atlas of Virginia King and Devil in the Baptist Church: Bob Gray’s Unholy Trinity. He’s the creator of jaxpsychogeo.com, a 12-year project (so far) that tells more than 800 “true story portraits” of his hometown. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and teaches writing at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where four of his plays have been staged. He writes regularly at timgilmore.substack.com. He writes about the haunted South and how the South haunts America.

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