CLARKSVILLE, TN – In 1779, John Donelson set out on a river journey that would lead to the founding of Nashville. Photographer John Guider followed 240 years later, capturing contemporary images of Tennessee’s waters in a boat of his own making. Many of these images are now on exhibit at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in Guider’s exhibit titled Journeys.
“My primary purpose for these travels was to create meaningful images of nature from a perspective not often seen. I didn’t want to see the world from the side of the road or on a path that is readily walked,” Guider explains. “I wanted to celebrate the water as the source of all life.”
Along with the collection of photographs, a Midsouth Regional Emmy Award winning NPT documentary was also produced to showcase the riverboat trip, “Voyage of Adventure: Retracing Donelson’s Journey.”
The museum will host a special screening of the film with a Q&A session featuring Guider and Jeff Sellers, director of Education & Community Engagement at the Tennessee State Museum. Join Guider and Sellers at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center on Dec. 5 from 2-4 p.m. This event is free with museum membership or paid admission.
For more, go to the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center website.