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A self-taught carver of tombstones and garden ornaments, he came to the attention of local white art collectors and, In 1937 Edmondson became the first African-American to earn a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. His renowned works are now held in major museums throughout America and command prices in excess of $700,00. His home and workshop stood in Nashville’s Edgehill neighborhood at 1434 14th Avenue South, where he sculpted his artworks up until his death in 1951. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1593226297423-VPWPMA92I8RMCON9BSC3/image.jpg About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1602811763092-2E8CI7WC8VO8K7Y9V8N6/WE+Website+3.png About Us - Edmondson's Homesite Workshop "Wisdom, that's what the Lord gave me at birth, but I didn't know it till He came and told me about it. It's wonderful when God gives you something. You've got it for good, and yet you ain't got it. You got to do it and work for it. I do according to the wisdom of God. He gives me mind and hand, and then I go ahead and carve these things you see here." - William Edmondson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1602811991135-7ZHED2203C91UGUMPFD6/WE+Website+2.png About Us - Edmondson's Homesite Workshop “This here stone and all those out there in the yard—came from God. It’s the work of Jesus speaking his mind in my mind. I must be one of His diciples. These here is miracles I can do. Can’t nobody do these but me. Jesus has planted the seed of carving in me.” - William Edmondson, 1937 https://edmondsonhome.org/home-impact daily 0.75 2026-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1679495300610-MUIDO3ZD8BLASKKBO3C2/IMG_0015.JPG Highlights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1693972172554-7GBF2EDVZKPTAUVV4RP5/IMG_0242.jpg Highlights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/96cd79e8-f39e-43d1-9db7-8ec85c76a26e/edmondsonnewsreel01+color.png Highlights - Our Mission Our mission is to preserve, protect, enhance and activate the William Edmondson Homesite Park and Gardens as a living legacy to groundbreaking African American sculptor William Edmondson, and to foster a creative, vibrant, and safe public space for all of Nashville to enjoy. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/9ea1dd80-9e37-4f50-a44d-9933317f9759/WEFest2022_byTwi_LIght_024+turner+booth+ext+cropped.jpg Highlights - Events and Celebrations Every October we honor William Edmondson with a free William Edmondson Arts & Culture Festival in the park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/e711c8e1-8774-4c28-9c71-989846ba1442/IMG_5610.jpeg Highlights - Edgehill Heroes Arboretum Edgehill neighborhood has a rich history as one of the city’s oldest historically African-American neighborhoods. The Edgehill Heroes Arboretum honors ancestors who have ties to the neighborhood, with historic medallions adorning our trees. Many of the Edgehill Heroes, such as William Edmondson, musicians DeFord Bailey, activist Callie House, and architect Moses McKissack, are nationally-renowned. Use your mouse to zoom, scroll, click and navigate our interactive Arboretum map and learn more about our 60+ unique tree species! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d867400d7748b75995a80c1/1602433539759-TEBXDW6J035WNYR18YK3/Park+Track+Sign.jpg Highlights - Community Greenspace The Edmondson Homesite Park features a multipurpose playing field, a walking trail, and fitness track. The park is maintained by neighborhood volunteers. Community groups, students from nearby Belmont and Vanderbilt University, neighbors and more enjoy recreation in the park. It’s the practice field of the Music City Mizfits, Nashville’s woman’s tackle football team. Recently we partnered with Nashville Soccer Club to open a youth soccer pitch where neighborhood children can play and learn fundamentals under the supervision of adult coaches.