The River Inside
Photographs by John Guider
ORGANIZED BY THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM
For more information: 
Susan W. Knowles, Guest Curator
615-297-1069
Leigh Hendry,
Director of External Affairs, Tennessee State Museum
615-741-2692
Tennessee photographer John Guider stepped into his 16-foot canoe on Spencer Creek in Williamson County five years ago and began his journey down the Harpeth, Cumberland, Tennessee, and Ohio rivers, paddling toward the mighty Mississippi and his final destination of New Orleans. The River Inside tells the story of Guider’s solo journey through the
camera’s eye.
Guider, who completed the upper portions of the Mississippi in three subsequent solo canoe trips taken from 2005 to 2007, captured more than 10,000 scenes of America’s waterways on film during his trips. He then selected and processed just 75 platinum prints representative of the people and places he encountered along the way. The images offer a revealing perspective on the natural and controlled inland waterways that bisect the nation.
TRAVELING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
March 15-August 1, 2010
Delta Cultural Center, Helena, AR
August 15-November 15, 2010
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN
November 23, 2010-January 25, 2011
River Discovery Center, Paducah, KY