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“The Long View”: Art On The Environment At The Hunter

Somerset Tea plantation office and flame trees in the jungle, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka - 1993 color coupler print by Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee.
Bank of America Collection via Hunter Museum of American Art
Somerset Tea plantation office and flame trees in the jungle, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka - 1993 color coupler print by Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee.

More than a half century ago, the first Earth Day was held in this country - known as the start of today’s environmental movement.

This week, a new exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga delves into that movement’s history and impact through art - in photos, paintings and works on paper and sculpture.

“The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability / Works from the Bank of America Collection” opens at the Hunter on Thursday with a reception at 6 PM.

Lauren Nye is associate curator at the Hunter.

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