New Georgia Encyclopedia: The Arts

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Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Historic Preservation

Georgia's Cultural Landscape: Overview

Architecture: Building Types

Building Types: Overview

Campus Planning

House Types

Public School Buildings

Roadside Architecture

Shopping Center Architecture

Vernacular Architecture

Architecture: Design

Colonial/Trustee Period

Colonial Architecture: Overview

Tabby

Antebellum Period, 1783-1860

Charles B. Cluskey (ca. 1808-1871)

William Jay (ca. 1792-1837)

Horace King (1807-1885)

John Norris (1804-1876)

Daniel Pratt (1799-1873)

Collin Rogers (1791-1845)

Early Victorian Period, 1850-1895

Early Victorian Architecture: Overview

W. F. Denny (1874-1905)

Fay and Eichberg

Edmund G. Lind (1829-1909)

Thomas Henry Morgan: Bruce and Morgan

G. L. Norrman (1848-1909)

William H. Parkins (1836-1894)

John Wellborn Root (1850-1891)

Late Victorian Period, 1895-1920

Late Victorian Architecture: Overview

Alexander Hamilton and Son

Charles E. Choate (1865-1929)

W. T. Downing (1865-1918)

Henrietta Dozier (1872-1947)

J. W. Golucke (1857-1907)

Neel Reid (1885-1926)

Suburban Historicism, 1920-1935

Suburban Historicism Architecture: Overview

A. Ten Eyck Brown (1878-1940)

Burge and Stevens

Ivey and Crook

P. Thornton Marye (1872-1935)

G. Lloyd Preacher (1882-1972)

Philip Trammell Shutze (1890-1982)

Francis Palmer Smith (1886-1971)

Leila Ross Wilburn (1885-1967)

Emerging Modernism, 1930-1950

Emerging Modernism Architecture: Overview

Richard Aeck (1912-1996)

A. Thomas Bradbury (1902-1992)

Henrietta Dozier (1872-1947)

FABRAP: Finch, Alexander, Barnes, Rothschild, and Pascal

Ellamae Ellis League (1899-1991)

J. W. Robinson (1927-2008)

Stevens and Wilkinson

Techwood Homes

Tucker and Howell

Modern and Postmodern, 1950-2000

Modern and Postmodern Architecture: Overview

Cecil Alexander (b. 1918)

George T. Heery (b. 1927)

Ellamae Ellis League (1899-1991)

John Portman (b. 1924)

Shopping Center Architecture

Stanley, Love-Stanley

Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback, and Associates (TVS)

Contemporary Issues in Architecture and Landscape

New Urbanism

Urban Sprawl

Heritage Tourism and Education

Heritage Education

Heritage Tourism

Massie Heritage Center

Public Archaeology Programs

Savannah City Plan

Historic Preservation: History

Archaeology in Historic Preservation

Georgia Historical Commission

Historic Savannah Foundation

History of Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation: The Support System

Local Public and Private Organizations

Historic Columbus Foundation

Local Government Historic Preservation Commissions

Statewide Private Organizations

Garden Club of Georgia

Society for Georgia Archaeology

Statewide Public Agencies

Historic Preservation Programs of the Georgia Department of Transportation

State Historic Preservation Office

Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network

Regional Preservation Services System

Landscape

Residential Landscape Traditions: Overview

Gardens

Garden Club of Georgia

State Botanical Garden of Georgia

Vernacular Gardens

Notable Landscape Architects and Designers

Berckmans Nursery

Edward Daugherty (b. 1926)

Clermont Lee (b. 1914)

Frederick Law Olmsted in Georgia

William C. Pauley (1893-1985)

Malthus Ward (1794-1863)

Preservation Tools of the Trade

Cemetery Preservation

Preservation Laws

Preservation of Historic Buildings and Places

Preserving and Enhancing Communities

Community Preservation

Historic Chattahoochee Commission

Historic Columbus Foundation

Techwood Homes

Professional Education

American Society of Landscape Architects

Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture

Savannah College of Art and Design, Architecture Program

Saving Special Places and Properties

Camp-Meeting Grounds

Fort Daniel

Georgia Civil War Commission

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative

National Historic Landmarks

National Historic Sites

Rosenwald Schools

Music

Archives and Organizations

Georgia Music Hall of Fame

Music Archives and Repositories

Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Soul

Blues Music: Overview

Rhythm and Blues Music: Overview

Individual Artists and Musical Groups

Toni Braxton (b. 1968)

James Brown (ca. 1933-2006)

Precious Bryant (b. 1942)

Ray Charles (1930-2004)

Ida Cox (1896-1967)

'Bumble Bee Slim' Easton (1905-1968)

Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)

Gladys Knight (b. 1944)

Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999)

'Blind Willie' McTell (1898-1959)

Willie Lee Perryman (1911-1985)

Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey (1886-1939)

Otis Redding (1941-1967)

Francine Reed (b. 1947)

The Tams

Usher (b. 1978)

'Tampa Red' Whittaker (1904-1981)

Classical

Individual Artists

Alfredo Barili (1854-1935)

Mattiwilda Dobbs (b. 1925)

Roland Hayes (1887-1977)

Hall Johnson (1888-1970)

Jessye Norman (b. 1945)

Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961)

Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952)

Robert Shaw (1916-1999)

Howard Swanson (1907-1978)

Thomas 'Blind Tom' Wiggins (1849-1908)

Orchestras

Atlanta Opera

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music in Atlanta

Country and Folk

Country Music: Overview

Individual Artists and Musical Groups

Chet Atkins (1924-2001)

Norman Blake (b. 1938)

Fiddlin' John Carson (ca. 1868-1949)

Pete Drake (1932-1988)

Freedom Singers

Georgia Sea Island Singers

Georgia Yellow Hammers

Indigo Girls

Alan Jackson (b. 1958)

Brenda Lee (b. 1944)

Clayton McMichen (1900-1970)

Moonshine Kate (1909-1992)

Charles Nabell (1887-1970)

Gram Parsons (1946-1973)

Riley Puckett (1894-1946)

Bernice Johnson Reagon (b. 1942)

Jerry Reed (1937-2008)

Joe South (b. 1940)

Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers

Travis Tritt (b. 1963)

Larry Jon Wilson (1940-2010)

Trisha Yearwood (b. 1964)

Early Music

Antebellum Music

'Marching through Georgia'

Jazz and Swing

Swing Music: Overview

Individual Artists and Musical Groups

Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952)

Lena Horne (1917-2010)

Harry James (1916-1983)

Johnny Mercer (1909-1976)

James Moody (1925-2010)

Joe Williams (1918-1999)

Music Business

Producers and Publishers

Capricorn Records

Alex Cooley (b. 1939)

Pete Drake (1932-1988)

Jermaine Dupri (b. 1972)

LaFace Records

Bill Lowery (1924-2004)

Chips Moman (b. 1936)

Venues

40 Watt Club

WAOK

Music Festivals/Societies

Atlanta Colored Music Festival Association

Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers' Conventions

Gospel Singing Conventions

Rap and Hip Hop

Individual Artists and Musical Groups

Jermaine Dupri (b. 1972)

Ludacris (b. 1977)

OutKast

Religious

Black Gospel

'Georgia Tom' Dorsey (1899-1993)

McIntosh County Shouters

Dottie Peoples (b. ca. 1950)

Contemporary Christian

Amy Grant (b. 1960)

Babbie Mason (b. 1955)

Third Day

Hymns and Hymnody

Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

George Whitefield (1714-1770)

Southern Gospel

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913-1993)

J. M. Henson (1887-1972)

Andrew Jenkins (1885-1957)

The LeFevres

Lewis Family

Hovie Lister (1926-2001)

The Sacred Harp

Southern Gospel Music

Charlie D. Tillman (1861-1943)

Gospel Singing Conventions

Rock and Pop

Individual Artists and Musical Groups

Duane Allman (1946-1971)

Allman Brothers Band

Atlanta Rhythm Section

The B-52's

Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009)

Chuck Leavell (b. 1952)

Gram Parsons (1946-1973)

'Little Richard' Penniman (b. 1932)

R.E.M.

Joe South (b. 1940)

Widespread Panic

Theater

Folk Productions

Cotton Patch Gospel

Heaven Bound

Swamp Gravy

Performers, Writers, and Directors

Alan Ball (b. 1957)

Sarah Bernhardt in Georgia

Pearl Cleage (b. 1948)

Margaret Edson (b. 1961)

'Georgia Wonder' Phenomenon

Frank Manley (1930-2009)

Tyler Perry (b. 1969)

Alfred Uhry (b. 1936)

Plays

The Andersonville Trial (Play) and Andersonville (Film)

The Color Purple

Driving Miss Daisy

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Member of the Wedding

Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre

Theaters

Alliance Theatre

Atlanta Ballet

Center for Puppetry Arts

Fox Theatre

Morton Theatre

Visual Arts

Art Museums

Albany Museum of Art

Brenau University Galleries

LaGrange Art Museum

Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

Columbus Museum

Lamar Dodd Art Center of LaGrange College

Georgia Museum of Art

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

High Museum of Art

Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art

Michael C. Carlos Museum of Art

Morris Museum of Art

Museum of Arts and Sciences

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Quinlan Visual Arts Center

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art

Telfair Museum of Art

Tubman African American Museum

Art Schools

Atlanta College of Art

Lamar Dodd School of Art

Savannah College of Art and Design

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Individual Artists

George N. Barnard in Georgia

John Abbot (1751-ca. 1840)

George Cooke (1793-1849)

Gari Melchers (1860?1932)

Harriet Powers (1837-1910)

Thomas Addison Richards (1820-1900)

Hattie Saussy (1890-1978)

Emma Cheves Wilkins (1870-1956)

Decorative Arts

Paintings of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Prints and Drawings of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Twentieth Century

Individual Artists

Emma Amos (b. 1938)

Benny Andrews (1930-2006)

Hilda Belcher (1881-1963)

Alexander Brook (1898-1980)

Beverly Buchanan (b. 1940)

Larry Connatser (1938-1996)

Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)

Lamar Dodd (1909-1996)

Howard Finster (ca. 1915-2001)

William O. Golding (1874-1943)

Jasper Johns (b. 1930)

Nell Choate Jones (1879-1981)

St. EOM (1908-1986)

Earl McCutchen (1918-1985)

Athos Menaboni (1895?1990)

R. A. Miller (1912-2006)

Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003)

Christopher Murphy Jr. (1902-1973)

Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913-2008)

Nellie Mae Rowe (1900-1982)

Andrée Ruellan (1905-2006)

Hattie Saussy (1890-1978)

Ben Shute (1905-1986)

Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)

Alma Thomas (1891-1978)

Hale Woodruff (1900-1980)

Emma Cheves Wilkins (1870-1956)

Art in Georgia from 1895 to 1960

Art in Georgia since 1960

Decorative Arts

Self-Taught Artists

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