Spotlight on Mississippi August 22, 2011

From the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast, Mississippi has long been fertile ground for artistic endeavor. While known primarily for its contributions to music and literature, the visual arts have played an equally important role in shaping the cultural identity of this complicated state. Drawing heavily from the Ogden Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition will include paintings, drawings, and sculpture by Mississippi artists, including--Theora Hamblett, Dusti Bonge, Archie Bonge, Bess Dawson, Halcyon Barnes, Ruth Holmes, Sultan Rogers, Pappy Kitchens, William Dunlap, Walter Anderson, William Hollingsworth, John McCrady, Tennessee Williams, Ed McGowin, Sam Gilliam and many more.