There are 6 article(s) tagged Tom Lee:

• November 2022

  • Brooks Museum artwork honors Tom Lee

    “I want the viewer to connect with the characters in the painting. I want the viewer to know the history of Tom Lee,” local artist Carl. E. Moore said. 

    By Alicia Davidson November 21, 2022

• May 2022

  • New generation of poets find familiar in legacy of Tom Lee

    The story of a man who rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River 100 years ago inspires three high school seniors who won the first Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022

  • Guest column: Like Tom Lee, Memphis should believe in itself

    On Tom Lee Day, the Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word Contest encourages young people to engage in the success of our city.

    By Michelle McKissack May 06, 2022

• February 2022

  • Sculptor relieved Tom Lee bronze will remain a focal point

    “The river is a remarkable, remarkable sight right there at Tom Lee Park ... like the surface of a muscular dragon,” said David Alan Clark, who created the monument that was put in place 16 years ago.

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2022

• October 2021

  • Oh, Snap: This week’s best photos

    We gathered a half dozen of our favorite images from this week’s issues of The Daily Memphian. Now you can vote for the best one.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 09, 2021

• May 2021

  • Tom Lee anniversary reflects larger changes after hero’s life

    The 2006 sculpture honoring Tom Lee’s 1925 rescue of 32 people from the Mississippi River is a prominent part of plans to remake the popular park. But the fate of a 1954 monument that refers to Lee as a “very worthy Negro” is uncertain.

    By Bill Dries May 08, 2021