Mardi Gras at the Spencer

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 12:30pm to 3pm

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the silhouette of a jazz ensemble moves across the middle and down over a map of the southeastern US at bottom next to two crying figures that sink into green-blue water; at top a phoenix flies into a swirling red and purple sun
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Spencer Museum of Art, Lee Study Center View map

1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, KS 66045

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“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 Study Center and examine Viola Burkley Leak’s Jazz Storm quilt.  🎷🎺

 

Viola Berkley Leak
Jazz Storm quilt, 2006
quilting
Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund, 2008.0323

Event Details

Event Type

Concerts & Performances, Lectures & Presentations, Galleries & Exhibitions

Target Audience

Alumni, Community, Faculty, Graduate Students, Staff

Topic / Interest

Diversity & Inclusion, Arts & Culture

Department

Spencer Museum of Art

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/spencerart

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  • Allison Werth
  • Piper Puccetti
  • Yu Chen

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1450 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-2700

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