NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A new mural at a Metro park has been unveiled that honors a legendary Negro League baseball player.
A mural depicting Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, a legendary baseball player who was born and raised in Nashville, has been unveiled at E.S. Rose Park, Metro Parks said.
“Stearnes made his Negro League debut in 1920, playing center fielder for the Nashville Elite Giants,” Metro Parks said.
A boy playing baseball with a stick and bottle cap is also depicted in the art, in order to showcase “the stories community members shared about their time growing up in Edgehill neighborhood,” according to Metro Parks.
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Belmont University student Joanna Wu created the mural after being selected by a panel.
Metro Parks said art students from Belmont University studied the history of E.S Rose Park and participated in multiple community meetings to understand how important the park is to the community.
Following this process, six Belmont students presented mural proposals to the panel, which was comprised of Metro employees, Belmont faculty and staff, and members of the Edgehill community.
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