Seeds of Regionalism Opening Reception

Members Only Hour, 5:30 pm
Gallery Talk with John L. Sanders, FAIA, 5:45 pm
Reception Opens to Non-Members, 6:30 pm
Live Music Performance, 6:30-8:00 pm
(Ryan Dunaway – Fiddle, George Colyer – Mandolin, Colleen d’Alelio – Cello)
Food by Mama Lana’s Kitchen + Cash Bar + Specialty Beverage

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION—

Seeds of Regionalism, The Clauss Legacy: Early Modernism in the South excavates the unheralded legacy of Alfred and Jane West Clauss, who, in 1939, created the first modern deed-restricted subdivision in America-known colloquially in Knoxville as “Little Switzerland.” In the process, the Clausses laid the groundwork for what we now recognize as regional modernism.

Through original artifacts—including photographs, drawings, posters, furniture, graphic maps, home videos, and timelines—the exhibition traces the DNA of this architectural subdivision and explores how the Clausses’ move to East Tennessee inspired them to experiment with blending modernist ideas with local traditions and a strong sense of place.

FREE and open to the public!

Organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art in conjunction with John L. Sanders, FAIA w/ Sanders Pace Architecture and Richard-Allen Foster, AIA w/ FOSTERiNG CREATiVE.
Image: Clauss Cabin (1940), House F, 428 Little Switzerland Road