O-riginal Art Activities: Botanical Illustration Inspired by Lucile Parker
Español abajo Spring is here! Draw a botanical illustration of your favorite flower in this week’s O-riginal Art Activity inspired by Lucile Parker. Lucile Parker was born in Sumrall, Mississippi…. Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Botanical Illustration Inspired by Lucile Parker
Movement Mondays: Guess Who?
Español abajo In this Movement Monday Activity, play a game of Guess Who? A classic game of Guess Who? is a perfect activity for indoor play. Stay active by acting out… Read More about Movement Mondays: Guess Who?
O-riginal Art Activities: Silhouette Portrait Inspired by Clementine Hunter
Español abajo Create a silhouette portrait using bold, solid colors like Clementine Hunter has done. Clementine Hunter was from the Cane River region of Louisiana and taught herself how to… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Silhouette Portrait Inspired by Clementine Hunter
Movement Mondays: Still Life
Español abajo In this Movement Monday Activity, create your own still life through a scavenger hunt. Still life is a term used by artists to describe art that depicts all… Read More about Movement Mondays: Still Life
O-riginal Art Activities: Landscape Collage Inspired by Purvis Young
Español abajo In this O-riginal Art Activity create a landscape collage of your city or neighborhood. Purvis Young is an African American artist from Miami, Florida who was born on… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Landscape Collage Inspired by Purvis Young
Movement Mondays: Found Object Skyline Sculpture
Español abajo Build your own city skyline using objects you find in your own home! A skyline is the outline of a city against the sky. Skylines are like fingerprints… Read More about Movement Mondays: Found Object Skyline Sculpture
![”Crescent Cityscapes: Images of New Orleans from the Permanent Collection” closes this Sunday, July 13!
Featured in the exhibition is Lulu King Saxon’s 1890 painting “Uptown Street,” a large-scale painting thought to depict the now-iconic Magazine Street. With its unpaved road, lush trees and widely spaced homes, the work captures a quieter moment in the city’s evolution.
Saxon, a multifaceted New Orleans artist, was not only a painter, but also a writer, musician, poet, singer, actress and set designer, reflecting the dynamic creativity of her time.
Swing by the O this week to experience this captivating exhibition before it closes!
[Lulu King Saxon, “Uptown Street,” 1890, Oil on canvas, Gift of the Roger Houston Ogden Collection]](https://ogdenmuseum.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)