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Creole Connection: Marie Laveau

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Textile Tuesdays

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Spencer Museum of Art, 405 Michaelis Gallery

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The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

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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 Center.

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