New art exhibit celebrates agriculture

Jun 29, 2021

”American Farmer” will run until the end of July

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

A new art exhibit is showcasing faces and images of American agriculture.

The “American Farmer” exhibit at the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center in Tullahoma, Tenn. opened June 5 and will run until the end of July to help celebrate an important milestone in the state’s history.

“The Tullahoma Fine Arts Center chose this exhibit to celebrate the 225^th birthday of Tennessee because agriculture is one our state’s main industries,” Joshua Cole, president of the arts center, told The Tullahoma News.

Tennessee joined the United States on June 1, 1796.

The exhibit includes 45 photos of farmers, crops and other imagery highlighting American farmers.

The photos include information about who the farmers are, what he or she produces and where they are from.

Other pictures are of items, including the remains of an American flag after Hurricane Rita hit Louisiana. This flag now hangs in a farmer’s barn.

Photographer Paul Mobley, who is known for his portraits of celebrities including Ringo Starr, Luke Bryan and Mike Tyson, captured the images in 2008 on a cross-country tour where he visited farm communities.

“The resulting images show farmers with a strong sense of where they belong in the universe, a close connection to the land and their day-to-day work as it affects the rest of the world,” the exhibit’s description says.

Mobley’s collection of American Farmer photos will tour museums and colleges around the U.S. until 2022.

Farms.com has contacted Mobley and members of the U.S. ag community for comment.

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Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm