Painting: Memphis on the Mississippi | Ode to Tom Lee
Curators: Heather Nichols, Dr. Rosamond Garret, Dr. Patricia Daigle
Memphis Brooks Museum permanent collection
Brooks Museum of Art
On May 8, 1925, Tom Lee, a Black river worker from North Memphis, saved 32 people from a steamship disaster on the Mississippi River. His example inspires Tom Lee Park and all who visit.
More about Tom Lee:
Go to https://www.tomleepark.org/tom-lee
Sponsored by the Memphis River Parks Partnership
OPERA MEMPHIS and the
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
A Memphis Reverie
Celebrating Memphis and the Mississippi River
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Marquita Richardson, Soprano
Sarah Neal, Mezzo-Soprano
Marcus King, Baritone
Robert Feng, Bass-Baritone

Music Director, Jonathan King on the Piano
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