June 12, 2024 by
To honor Flag Day, which is Friday, June 14, and to salvage use of an historic cedar tree — one of the oldest in Knox County and a fixture at Tate’s School in Cedar Bluff that was damaged when a category 2 tornado roared through the campus on Aug. 7, 2023 — “Joe Tate, one of the founders of Tate’s School and self-taught artist himself, reached out to wood sculptor Jeff Banning of Louisville (Blount County),” a school press release stated, as Banning poses with his on-campus creation (above).
“I am really pleased with this sculpture because it reflects the patriotic values inherent in the culture of Tate’s School ...,” said Joe Tate, New Development director for Tate’s School.
It took Banning about three days to complete this project.
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