Enjoy free admission every day. Visit the museum, shop, and café, or resesarch our collections at the Williams Research Center.
Immerse yourself in America’s fight for independence in this new exhibition experience designed and produced by French technology firm Histovery. On view until January 17, 2027.
August 7–9, Material Belief: Objects of Faith, Spirit, and Tradition will explore a rich landscape of antiques shaped by belief, devotion, and spiritual practice across cultures.
Dive into the Collection’s holdings with image-rich previews of treasures from New Orleans history.
On July 25, educators are invited to a special viewing of American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition to learn about how this immersive and interactive exhibition can bring history alive for their students. Admission is free!
The bold personality of New Orleans’s legendary cartoonist and writer springs from the page in this first monograph of his work by Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand. Preorders available August 1.
On October 29, join us in celebrating six decades of preserving, collecting, and making history. Save the date for music, memories, and more at what is sure to be a fantastic night out in the French Quarter.
by Louise C. Hoffman
HNOC 2009
hardcover • 8" × 9½" • 176 pp.
97 color images; 55 b&w
ISBN 978-0-917860-53-9
$30.00
Louise C. Hoffman traces the career of Josephine Marien Crawford (1878–1952) from the academy of French master André Lhote to galleries in New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, and Central America. Crawford was inspired by cubism and the flattened forms and minimalist approach of modernism. As contemporary Times-Picayune arts critic Alberta Collier described her work, “This is old New Orleans, caught by the keen eye and trained brush of one of her native daughters.” Hoffman provides a glimpse of Crawford’s personality and skillfully recreates the Paris and New Orleans art worlds of the first half of the 20th century.
“I am amazed at how incredibly detailed Louise Hoffman’s accurate descriptions are. It is informative as it should be, but the crowning touch is that it is so beautiful to read. . . . Several times I stopped and began to read aloud. If I had never seen a work by Josephine Crawford, just reading the author’s descriptions brought the image before me. So few contemporary art writers can achieve that nowadays.”
George E. Jordan, art critic and author of George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt
A census of portraits tells us who is—and isn’t—represented in HNOC’s holdings.
A 1993 play remains one of the few adaptations of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Artist Dawn DeDeaux, the play’s production designer, discusses her vision for the show and its influence on her work.
The New Orleans–born visual artist pays homage to his roots in this subdued, impactful watercolor.
In a substantial new acquisition, the archive of a distinctly New Orleans cartoonist comes to HNOC.
A rare series of 14 linocuts by Elizabeth Catlett carries her manifesto on behalf of Black American women.
Artistic impressions of New Orleans’s most iconic neighborhood
Explore how the picturesque scenery of Louisiana has provided the backdrop for films since the early 1900s.
by Alison Fensterstock and Michael Tisserand
edited and with an introduction by Erin M. Greenwald, with essays by William Keyse Rudolph and Patricia Brady
with essays by Judith H. Bonner, John Ed Bradley, and David Clemmer
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