Residents’ memories dance day into night on Trezevant mural
Artist Kristi Duckworth talks about the mural in the memory care dining room at Trezevant during the mural’s unveiling on Thursday, June 24, 2021. The mural tells the history of Memphis from 1930 to 1960, taken from stories from resident Perre Magness’ books. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
A detail of the mural in the memory care dining room at Trezevant, as seen during its unveiling on Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
People gathered in the memory care dining room at Trezevant for an unveiling of the Memphis history mural. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Birds are a motif of the Memphis history mural in the memory care dining room at Trezevant. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
People admire the Memphis history mural in the memory care dining room at Trezevant on June 24. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
A dozen girls from Hutchison interviewed the residents, then compiled themes and treasures into a mural created by Memphis potter, Kristi Duckworth.
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Hutchison School Trezevant Julia Allen Tracey Zerwig Ford Stacey Sears Kristin Dunn mural memoriesJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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