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Title
Fannie
Mae
Dees
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1982
November
Topical entry
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Urban parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Parks
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Twenty-fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Blakemore Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
An
outdoors
scene
at
Fannie
Mae
Dees
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
November
1982
.
Located
at
Blakemore
Avenue
and
24th
Avenue
South
, this
urban
park
has
informally
been
referred
to as
Cavert-Eakin
park
because
of the
location
near
those
two
schools
. The
park
was also
referred
to as
Sunset
Park
after
the
Sunset
playground
that
once
operated
near
the
site
. The
Park
Board
purchased
the
park
because
of its
excellent
location
near
the
schools
, and at the
recommendation
of the
Eakin
Community
Council
on
May
4
,
1978
,
named
it
to
honor
Fannie
Mae
Dees
, a
local
civic
leader
, for her
“deep
concern
for the
welfare
and
safety
of
children
in the
Eakin
community.”
The
park
is
distinguished
by the
sea-dragon
art
sculpture
by
Pedro
Silva
, a
Chilean-born
mosaic
artist
. With a
grant
from the
Tennessee
Arts
Commission
,
Silva
was
brought
to
Nashville
from
New
York
to
design
the
park’s
centerpiece
,
funded
by
grants
from
Vanderbilt
University
and
businesses
and by
contributed
materials
and
labor
.
Individual
artists
undertook
the
various
graphics
in the
mosaic
design
adorning
the
serpent’s
coils
, and a
portrait
of
Fannie
Mae
Dees
can
be
seen
on the
loop
nearest
its
tail
,
which
serves
as
seating
.
Tile
mosaic
designs
cover
most
of the
structure
, and
more
than
1,000
people
helped
create
and
execute
these
designs
. The
sculpture
was
dedicated
on
April
25
,
1981
.
Known
locally
as
“Dragon
Park,”
the
park
also
contains
play
equipment
for
use
by
children
with
physical
disabilities
as
well
as a
playground
,
picnic
area
and
tennis
courts
.
Forms
part
of
Metro
Archives
Record
Group
327
,
Metro
Parks
and
Recreation
Collection
.
1
color
photograph
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1982-11
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Parks - Fannie May Dees Park - 003
Relation
RG
327
,
Metro
Parks
Collection
Coverage
1980-1989
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives: RG 327, Metro Parks Collection
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