HANGING TREE GUITARS
May 1, 2022 10:00 am - Aug 1, 2022 4:00 pm
Hanging Tree Guitars introduces the work of Freeman Vines, a luthier and material artist born in Greene County, North Carolina where his family sharecropped on plantations that once enslaved them. Freeman’s sisters are the Glorifying Vines Sisters, a touring gospel group with whom Freeman played guitar. During a stop on a gospel circuit, Vines heard a sound that would haunt and consume him. He began building guitars in a quest to recreate that sound. Each piece is composed from cast-off materials gathered from across the county. The history of the materials informs the unique identity and sound. With each guitar, Vines continues his search to recreate that sound.
The exhibit was organized by the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization whose work is to preserve the legacy of musicians who are the creative roots of American Music.
Photo: Freeman Vines with Guitars, Photo by Timothy Dufy
HANGING TREE GUITARS
May 1, 2022 10:00 am - Aug 1, 2022 4:00 pm
Hanging Tree Guitars introduces the work of Freeman Vines, a luthier and material artist born in Greene County, North Carolina where his family sharecropped on plantations that once enslaved them. Freeman’s sisters are the Glorifying Vines Sisters, a touring gospel group with whom Freeman played guitar. During a stop on a gospel circuit, Vines heard a sound that would haunt and consume him. He began building guitars in a quest to recreate that sound. Each piece is composed from cast-off materials gathered from across the county. The history of the materials informs the unique identity and sound. With each guitar, Vines continues his search to recreate that sound.
The exhibit was organized by the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization whose work is to preserve the legacy of musicians who are the creative roots of American Music.
Photo: Freeman Vines with Guitars, Photo by Timothy Dufy
Location
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
400 High Street
Portsmouth , VA
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