August Collection Highlight John T. Scott
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…
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STENCIL MAKING WITH JEREMY NOVY ART CHALLENGE FOR ADULTS
Last week, contemporary artist Jeremy Novy, collaborated with Ogden Museum to offer a free virtual stencil making workshop! If you missed it, don’t worry! Follow this recorded tutorial to create…
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Freedom Delayed is Freedom Denied Examining Melvin Edwards' "Route des Esclave" In Honor of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This day marks the moment when news of emancipation reached enslaved people in the…
Death of the Crow? Taking a Closer Look at the Relevance of Benny Andrews' Work Today
Death of the Crow? In 1965, Benny Andrews painted Death of the Crow in response to the end of the Jim Crow Era in the American South. Andrews depicted a poor…
Celebrating Memorial Day Susan Worsham's Marine
Today on Memorial Day, we’re sharing Susan Worsham’s photograph, Marine, Hotel near airport, Richmond, VA, from our permanent collection. We asked Susan Worsham about the Marine pictured in her photograph….
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O / N Art of the South A Collaboration Between Isidore Newman School and the O
Isidore Newman School and the Ogden Museum of Southern recently collaborated and curated the exhibition, O|N Art of the South in the School’s Reynolds Ryan Art Gallery, featuring works from the Museum’s…
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Give NOLA Day 2020 Support the South at the O!
Support the South at the Ogden Museum on June 2 for GiveNOLA Day! Your contribution will help support our dynamic exhibitions, educational programming and more! GiveNOLA Day is a 24…
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Happy International Women’s Day Highlighting Works by Female Artists at the O!
Happy International Women’s Day! We are celebrating this important day by highlighting work by women artists from our permanent collection, as well as work on view in our upcoming exhibitions, Revelations:…
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Atrium Artist Spotlight Exploring Wayman Adams' "Mariachis"
Wayman Adams was born on September 23, 1883 in Muncie, Indiana. Adams discovered his potential as an artist when he followed a custom practiced by Indiana farmers and decorated his father’s barn with…
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