Clarksville’s Customs House Museum to exhibit portraits by Photographer Bob Sherman in June

Clarksville, TN – Nashville-based photographer Bob Sherman brings his mystical portraits to the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery at the Customs House Museum this June with the exhibit The Illusion of Person and Place: The Spirit of Asia by Bob Sherman.

The vivid colored images document the people and places Bob visited in during his travels abroad.

The artist says of his work “Whether one approaches who and where we are from either a scientific or spiritual perspective we ultimately arrive at the same conclusion; we’re all in this together. Whatever lies within us that allow us to be touched or moved is the same in all of us. Overtly the work is presented within a framework of individual portraits and the environment in which these individuals live. The varied manifestations of beauty help to facilitate the illusion of separateness. The reality is that it’s all just facets on the same diamond.”

Bob Sherman’s photographic work has been published in the UN Chronicle and Nashville Arts Magazine.

He was commissioned by WBBC to be the stills photographer on the BBC Four documentary “Bob Harris My Nashville” and “Back to Beth’s” which aired in November 2014 in the UK. Every day one of Bob’s photographs is seen by thousands of people all over the world through his online blog Daily Dose.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the Customs House will host a gallery talk with the artist and Paul Polycarpou, Editor of Nashville Arts Magazine, on Saturday, June 13th, at 6:00pm. This event is open to the public.

The Illusion of Person and Place: The Spirit of Asia by Bob Sherman is sponsored in part by Nashville Arts Magazine and will be on exhibit through June 28th.

For more information on above events contact Terri Jordan, Exhibits Curator, at 931.648.5780 or terri@customshousemuseum.org.

About the Customs House Museum

Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State’s second largest general museum.

With over 35,000 square feet of the region’s best hands-on activities and special events…people of all ages agree – the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!

The Explorer’s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice’s Attic, McGregor’s Market and kitchen, and of course – the Bubble Cave! Finally, get “all aboard” to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers “ride the rails” every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Regular museum hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Sundays. Adult admission is $7.00, Senior Citizens and College ID $5.00, Ages 6 to 18 $3.00, and under six years and Museum members are free.

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org