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Enjoy this new two-part Curated Conversation with Richard McCabe, Curator of Photography at Ogden Museum, and photographer, Roland L. Freeman. In part one, the two discuss Freeman’s introduction to photography and…
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and to celebrate, the Museum would like to showcase some of the works in its permanent collection that honor the genre. Jazz was born in…
Read More about The Art of Jazz Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month
While Mardi Gras might look a little different this year, we can still pay homage to our beloved carnival traditions. In this post, to honor the great city of New…
Read More about Visual Tales of Carnival Season Works from Ogden Museum's Permanent Collection
Thornton Dial was born in 1928 – during the time of segregation – on a cotton plantation in Emelle, Alabama. He was one of 12 children, and he grew up…
Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer, the daughter of Polish immigrants, Rebecca and Joseph Rittenberg, was born in New Orleans in 1912. The Rittenberg family owned a pawn shop and lived off of St….
Read More about September Collection Highlight Ida Kohlmeyer
Born in the State of Zacatecas, Mexico in 1901, Enrique Alférez’s life spanned almost the entirety of the 20th century. Alférez settled in New Orleans in 1929, and in 1952 at Lafitte’s Blacksmith…
Read More about New to Ogden Museum: La Vietnamita - Mother in Flight by Enrique Alférez
This month’s Ogden Museum permanent collection artist highlight focuses on New Orleans artist, John T. Scott, recently featured in the Museum’s exhibition, What Music is Within: Black Abstraction from the…
On Saturday, July 18, the world lost a major voice in contemporary art, Keith Sonnier. Born in 1941, Sonnier grew up in the rice fields and Cajun culture of Mamou,…
What Music is Within artist, John Barnes, and Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection, discuss Mr. Barnes’ studio practice, career and inspiration. ABOUT JOHN BARNES John Barnes is a sculptor…
Read More about Curated Conversation with "What Music is Within" Artist, John Barnes