O-riginal Art Activities: Symmetrical Dream Drawing Inspired by Minnie Evans
Español abajo Illustrate your dreams as Minnie Evans has done. Minnie Evans was a visionary artist – her ideas came to her in her dreams. She also drew inspiration from… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Symmetrical Dream Drawing Inspired by Minnie Evans
![”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)