ON THE GO
Do you have a style icon?
Clare Armistead—social doyenne,
octogenarian, significant volunteer
in Nashville and one of my favorite
friends. I dream of waking up and
looking like her.
Sainte-Chapelle on l’île de la Cité in Paris
Tell us a little about your art collection.
The collection is one of American
abstract expressionists from the 1930s
and 1940s. It was an under-collected
area when my husband and I started,
and now it is not!
What are you reading now?
Our 2015 budget! OUCH!
Where do you like to interact with the arts?
I am hugely supportive of the arts in
Nashville, having been a founding
member of the Nashville Ballet. I have also
served as chairman of the Nashville Ballet Board of Directors and have enjoyed
serving on the boards of Cheekwood
Gardens and Museum of Art as well as
the Tennessee Repertory Theatre (now
Nashville Rep). I love to listen to music
at Robert’s Western World, my favorite
honky-tonk in Nashville, as well as to
stand on the sidewalk in Soho and listen to an impromptu a cappella group.
But I think two of my most favorite arts
experiences are going to the SainteChapelle on l’île de la Cité in Paris to listen to Vivaldi’s Quartre Saisons, or to the
Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach.
What is something most people don’t know
about you?
I don’t sleep on the same side of the
bed every night—I’m simply NOT a
creature of habit.
What is your favorite quote from your
grandmother?
My grandmother’s favorite quote was
“be careful of the toes you step on
today…they may be connected to the
ass you have to kiss tomorrow.” n
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