Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

ON EXHIBIT: October 5th – November 30th, 2017

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, October 5th at 7:30 p.m. in the Blowers Gallery of Ramsey Library

UNCA’s own historian and National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Professor in the Humanities Dan Pierce, will present a book talk on The Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with collaborating author Nathan Anderson and artist Joel Anderson, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5 in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. An opening reception following the book talk. Works from the guide will continue to be on display in Ramsey Library’s Blowers Gallery until November 30th. All events related to the talk are free and open to everyone.

The Illustrated Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park features 40 original posters mirroring the style of works commissioned by the New Deal WPA (Works Progress Administration), and historical information covering a wide variety of topics relating to the Smokies.

For additional information, please see the press release.