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The Norton’s permanent collection is quite extensive, including the works of over 100 artists... from Renaissance Old Masters, to modernist iconoclasts and contemporary neo-realists.
In addition, our museum possesses hundreds of sculptures ranging from miniatures and maquettes to life-size pieces in media including bronze, silver, marble, and wood.
Among the oldest works in the Norton are pieces from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Persia and six tapestries dating from the 16th century which once graced the palace of a King of France.
Decorative arts are also featured throughout the museum, including works in porcelain, pressed and blown glass, and 18th - 19th century silver.
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Botanical Gardens Hours: Wednesday - Sunday from sunrise to sunset
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⚜ New Orleans in Art • Artist Highlight ⚜
“Pirate’s Alley” by Kelly Rangel
Shreveport, Louisiana
🌟 From the Archives 🌟
Jewelry that included human hair dates to the seventeenth century when it was created as a remembrance of both a loved one and mortality. Because hair does not decay, it was a way to immortalize loved ones back in the day. These objects were emblems of love that acted as personal records of family and friends, both living and deceased.
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🎨 "Annette" by Artist Unknown, c. 1806
"A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.” —Lucy, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”🎃
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Some of the members from our collection have been waiting all year long to put on their Halloween costumes! What is your costume going to be this year? Tell us in the comments!🧟♂️🧛♂️💀
⚜ New Orleans in Art • Artist Highlight ⚜
“New Orleans in the Swamp” by Robert Post
Mandeville, Louisiana
Instagram • @the.art.of.robert.post
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Robert Post was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 25, 1969.
Early on, Robert set a personal goal of becoming a professional artist. He studied Advertising Design and Architecture at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Later, he moved to Denver, Colorado where he attended the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. There he spent three years developing his skills as a fine artist. The works of Robert Bateman and Stanley Meltzoff inspired him.
In 2003, Robert began his journey of creating a world of whimsical underwater characters called the Reefies™. These fun sculptures can be found in private collections and in public spaces. His sea turtle sculpture is currently on display at The Mississippi Aquarium. In his studio, Robert currently splits his time between painting and sculpting.
He has won several awards with his artwork, and has been featured in local, national, and international exhibitions. Robert has also recently completed paintings that were published by The Walt Disney Company. His original Disney paintings and limited-edition prints can be found in The Art of Disney gallery locations.
Robert currently resides in Covington, Louisiana with his wife, Cassie, and daughters Isabella and Ashley.
History has its eyes on you. 👀
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• "George Washington" attributed to Jane Stuart (1812 - 1888) Oil on canvas, date unknown
• "I Want You for the U.S. Army" by James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) Poster/Broadsheet, c. 1917
• "Marie and the Red Geranium" by Henriette Wyeth (1907 - 1997) Oil on canvas, 1933
• "Fannie Lou Hammer" by Margaret Burroughs (1915 - 2010) Lithograph, 1980
• "Paris Mon Amour" by Aket (1989- ) Digigraphy, 2023
• “Lafayette” by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741 - 1828) Marble, 1789
🐊 New Orleans in Art • Artist Highlight 🐊
“Creole Apothecary” by Andrew LaMar Hopkins
New Orleans, Louisiana
Instagram • @boyneworleans1850
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About the Artist: Andrew LaMar Hopkins is a singular voice in contemporary American painting, renowned for his meticulously detailed depictions of 18th- and 19th-century Southern interiors, architecture, and daily life. Deeply rooted in historical research, his work reconstructs the largely erased histories of Free Creoles of color, particularly in New Orleans, where he had lived for decades. Hopkins also maintains a studio space in Savannah, Georgia, and paints in Paris, France.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Hopkins grew up captivated by the Southern Antebellum Creole culture to which his family is intrinsically tied—a lineage tracing back to Nicolas Baudin, a Frenchman who received a Louisiana land grant in 1710. A self-taught artist and expert antiquarian, Hopkins channels his extensive knowledge of Creole material culture, architecture, and social history into paintings that are both historical documents and lyrical reimaginings.
Visually, Hopkins’ compositions recall the folk traditions of Clementine Hunter, Grandma Moses, and Horace Pippin, yet his technical precision and layered storytelling distinguish his oeuvre. His works often depict the elegant interiors and street scenes of 1830s Creole port cities, rendered with exquisite attention to period details. In a radical departure from romanticized antebellum narratives, Hopkins introduces overtly homosocial or queer-coded elements, excavating the often-repressed histories of LGBTQ figures in the 19th-century South. His artistic practice is mirrored in his parallel persona as Désirée Joséphine Duplantier, a 1950s grande dame alter ego who embodies the theatrical, gender-fluid history of New Orleans.
**Read more about Hopkins on our Facebook page.
Me: "It`s almost Halloween, let`s watch a scary movie!"
Also me the entire movie:
Shown:
"Eve" by Auguste Rodin (1881)
🎨 New Orleans in Art • Artist Highlight 🎨
“Le Bon Temps Roule” by Nurhan Gokturk
New Orleans, Louisiana
Instagram • @nurhangokturk
Facebook • Nurhan Gokturk
Website • www.nurhangokturk.com
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About the Artist: Nurhan Gokturk is a contemporary Turkish-American artist whose practice encompasses drawing, painting, sculpture, and video installation. His work engages themes of history, collective memory, and the material landscape.
Nurhan’s projects have been exhibited internationally and nationally, including at the Venice Biennale, Aqua Art Fair Miami, Art on Paper NYC, the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and Luna FETE. He received a Printmaking residency at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. He is a founding member of Camp Street Studios and The Parlour Gallery - two artist-run spaces that contribute to the creative economy of New Orleans through studio access and exhibition programming. He holds a Master of Architecture and Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute.
About the Piece: “Le Bon Temps Roule” gathers New Orleans’ storied music clubs and bars into a single, imagined landscape—a tapestry of places where sound and spirit linger. Landmarks that are celebrated converge, drawn from distant streets into one shared scene. In collapsing location and geography, the painting evokes how memory itself stitches together fragments of the city, blurring the line between the well-known and the obscure. At the center of the painting resounds Le Bon Temps Roule “Let the good times roll”—a phrase inseparable from the rhythm of New Orleans, where joy rises from music, dance, and communion. The work becomes both map and chorus, a portrait of the city’s pulse carried through generations of celebration.
Collection Highlights
The R.W. Norton Art Gallery boasts an extensive permanent collection that includes more than 400 paintings and a plethora of sculptures representing over 100 artists. Our collection represents a wide variety of styles, time periods, and historical importance.
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