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Looking for a zero-proof alternative after @fqfest weekend? 🍋 Try a glass of lemonade.
Associated with the rise of the American Protestant Church in the 1830s and 1840s, “teetotalers” urged cessation of liquor consumption. Influential groups like the Women’s Christian Temperance Union ultimately organized for the complete government prohibition of liquor.
Lemonade pitchers similar to this one made of pressed uranium glass were often central to temperance gatherings and served as subtle symbols of abstinence, while pledge cards and temperance ribbons overtly shared a personal commitment to abstaining from alcohol.
In the Reconstruction-era South, the temperance movement gained traction as a response to widespread societal concerns like consistent overconsumption of alcohol, rising levels of domestic violence, and falling workplace productivity.
Influenced by the region’s conservative values, Southern temperance advocates viewed abstinence from alcohol as a means to a more virtuous society, addressing issues such as family instability and moral decay.
👉 "Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South" is on view at NOMA through January 5.
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🎨: Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (Wheeling, West Virginia, 1845–1891), “Hobnail” or “Dew Drop” Pitcher, c. 1890. Pressed uranium glass. New Orleans Museum of Art, 1996 Decorative Arts Discretionary Purchase Fund, 96.175.
📍: Second floor, Elise M. Besthoff Charitable Foundation Gallery
Next weekend 🪩 Join us for a free family day for all ages to explore the current exhibition "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined."
Featuring storytime and crafting with author @shannonkelleyatwater; an Afrobeats dance party with @andreapeoplesdance, DJ Ojay, and Kreative Arts Collective; art-making and temporary tattoos inspired by collage and assemblage art; food from @tanjarinenola and @cafenoma; close looking at artworks by @wangechistudio; and more!
Admission and programming are free for families. Advanced registration at the link in our bio is encouraged.
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📸: @angelo._
"In February and March, more than 225 secondary-school students from across the state participated in workshops at the New Orleans Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition by the Kenyan American artist Wangechi Mutu, `Intertwined.` Teachers and students of African American studies and art history travelled to NOMA...to connect terminology learned in their classes, such as Afrofuturism, with Mutu’s works."
—Lauren Stroh in @theartnewspaper.official
🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full story about how high-schoolers in AP African American Studies and AP Art History are connecting their curriculums to works currently on view at NOMA.
Save the date for the Visionaries Gala and Garden Party Presented by @first_horizon in celebration of 20 years of NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden. ✨ Mark this monumental occasion with an elegant gala under the stars on Thursday, November 7, and a lively garden party on Friday, November 8, surrounded by some of the most important works of art from the 19th century to the present day.
Become a sponsor at noma.org/visionaries.
#VisionariesGala #VisionariesGardenParty
We’re looking back to last year’s runway program with @odAOMO to prepare for a new immersive fashion experience on Thursday, April 18, 5–8 pm. ✨
Celebrate 20 years of NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden in collaboration with odAOMO during Symphony of the Sown, an enchanting event blending art, fashion, and music.
Set in the museum’s outdoor amphitheater, the runway will come to life with thirty avant-garde fashion pieces from odAOMO inspired by the blessings that bloom with spring’s favor.
Take in this stunning display of creativity and experience a mesmerizing live vocal performance by Quentin Alexander.
Free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first serve.
Due to severe weather, the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden are closed today, Wednesday, April 10.
We look forward to reopening tomorrow, Thursday, April 11, with a rescheduled Art for All day with free admission for Louisiana residents courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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📷: @mikaylalupampa
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