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Our post-Thanksgiving mood. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Just a h

Our post-Thanksgiving mood. ⁣⁣
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Just a heads up, we're closing the Museum at 3:00 p.m. today. Get your visit in a little earlier so you can go back to hanging out in your chair of choice.⁣⁣
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[Sye Williams, "Dirt Track Racing," 1996, Color photograph, Kodak endura print, 16 x 20 inches, Gift of the Artist]

Happy Thanksgiving from Ogden Museum of Southern A

Happy Thanksgiving from Ogden Museum of Southern Art. We are closed today but welcome you tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This piece by Joan Griswold titled, “Late into the Night” is featured in our LAC gallery on the fifth floor.

Griswold’s meditations on light capture serenity whether you are enjoying this day of rest or working late into the night. How are you spending Thanksgiving Day? Let us know in the comments below.
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[Joan Griswold, “Late into the Night,” 2020, Oil on linen,, Collection of the artist, Courtesy of Cole Pratt Gallery]

Light.

I like how light moves: caresses a cup up to a point, slips around the cup’s curve into shadow, then bounces back out from the tabletop bearing the cup’s reflection.
I like how light casts seductive patterns of shapes and colors onto the faces of buildings. I like how the warmth of light brings out the life in an empty bedroom. I like the drama of a single light in a darkened hallway.

I aim to capture light.

With paint.

I enjoy mixing paint, brushing it on, wiping it out and scumbling it back on; I love making what looks like a mess, has all the energy of a mess, up close. But as you step back, the mess becomes a book on a desk, a pillow on a couch, lamplight across a bed.

Predicting: smoke-filled kitchens across America t

Predicting: smoke-filled kitchens across America tomorrow.⁣⁣
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Let us know in the comments how you and your loved ones are planning on celebrating. Whether it be friends, family, or feasting, we want to hear about your holiday festivities.⁣⁣
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[Bruce West, "Burning Fields, MS, #1", 1999, C-print, 14 x 17.325 inches, Gift of the Artist]

Don’t forget to check out some of the amazing ve

Don’t forget to check out some of the amazing vendors who will be joining us at our Holiday Market on Saturday, December 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ⁣
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Featured in this image are statement pieces by @earthreverie. Her original, one-of-a-kind jewelry will be available for purchase at the Holiday Market. Make sure to click over to her page for a better look at each unique item.

From the early 1950s onward, Meatyard made thousan

From the early 1950s onward, Meatyard made thousands of photographs, mainly of his family – wife Madelyn, and three children Michael, Christopher and Melissa. Starting in the mid-50s, he expanded his practice of portraiture to include fellow members of the Lexington Camera Club – Van Deren Coke, Cranston Ritchie, and Roger C. May. These individuals had a profound impact on Meatyard as an artist. Van Deren Coke, the leader of Lexington Camera Club, was a mentor to Meatyard and perhaps, more than any other individual, steered his development as an artist. The members of the Lexington Camera Club had an ongoing tradition of photographing each other. On many occasions, Meatyard (known to his friends as “Gene”), Coke, Ritchie and May would pile into a car and drive off to some interesting location where they spent the day photographing the surrounding terrain, buildings and one another.

Stop by to see The Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard and "meet" some of his friends and greatest influences.
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[Ralph Eugene Meatyard, "Untitled (Louis Zukofsky)," c. 1967, Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches, ©The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco // Ralph Eugene Meatyard, "Thomas Merton," 1968, Gelatin silver print, 5.125 x 6.5 inches, ©The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco // Ralph Eugene Meatyard, "Van Deren Coke," 1957, Gelatin silver print, 6.75 x 6.714 inches, ©The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco]

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Art Showcase is open one more week. The exhibit features works made from different media that are created by talented artists at Dillard University, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Southern University at New Orleans and is presented by the New Orleans (LA) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated.

The exhibition will be on view in Ogden’s Education Gallery through November 27, 2022. Join us to support these young artists and #SeetheSouth!

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