Jim Sherraden
Jim Sherraden has been creating original artwork based on Hatch Show Print's shop archives since 1992. A Kansas native and Nashville resident since 1977, Sherraden joined forces with Hatch in 1984. Sherraden helped revive the store's past success by concentrating on its poster production and revisiting the imaginative method of letterpress printing.
Using a process called letterpress that dates back to the 15th century, each unique creation is individually handcrafted and inked onto paper, producing posters that through the years have been established as a downtown Nashville landmark. The Hatch posters and Sherraden's original works re-examine the aesthetic impact on American entertainment and revisit the curiously colorful world of dancing girls, politics and music.
Hatch is owned and operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum and today produces work for a wide variety of clients including musicians, record labels and cultural arts organizations.
Jim Sherraden is the co-author of Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop.