Textile Tuesday: Creole Connection: Marie Laveau

Event date, time, and location

February 13, 2024
12:30–1:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Michaelis Gallery

Event description

“Laissez les bon temps rouler!” Celebrate Mardi Gras and learn about one of New Orleans’s most enchanting figures, Creole Vodou practitioner Marie Laveau (1801–1881). Spencer graduate intern Connor Joseph will give a short talk on Ulrick Jean-Pierre’s painting of Laveau in the “Empowerment” exhibition. Afterwards, join us for a special Mardi Gras edition of Textile Tuesday in the Lee Center.