October 1 – December 31
Tough Times Ahead: Black Tuesday & Its Aftermath, North Louisiana during the Great Depression
CADDO – Spring Street Museum
Tuesday – Saturday 10 AM – 3:30 PM
525 Spring Street, Shreveport, 71101
Depression-era clothing and photography exhibition FREE (318) 424-0964
October 1 – December 31
Rosa’s Character Dolls: An Era Gone By
CLAIBORNE – Ford Museum
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
519 South Main St., Homer, 71040
This collection of dolls by Rosa Wilder Blackmon, born in 1881 in Homer and a self-taught artist and skilled craftsperson, reflects a way of life gone by. Her dolls, predominantly black, capture the heart and soul of a people changed by the Depression years. Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1 (318) 927-9190
October 1 – December 31
Creative Inspiration from the Depression: 1929-1941
CLAIBORNE – Ford Museum
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
519 South Main St., Homer, 71040
The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is exhibiting Creative Inspiration from the Great Depression: 1932-1941, a project of Triumph Over Tragedy. This exhibit salutes the creative expressions of the Claiborne Parish art students and others as they interpret the historical facts of the Great Depression and the efforts the many programs of the New Deal had on our nation and her people. After a study of the Great Depression and President Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Claiborne Parish art teachers and their students will create objects that will reflect their understanding of the Great Depression and the efforts to restore prosperity to America and her people. Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1 (318) 927-9190
October 1 – February 28
The Innate Talent of Anthony Augustus Walker
CLAIBORNE – Ford Museum
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
519 South Main St., Homer, 71040
The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is exhibiting The Innate Talent of Anthony Augustus Walker, a project of Triumph Over Tragedy. This exhibit salutes the creative ability of African American artist Anthony Augustus Walker. Much of his early work was done during the Depression Era. Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1 (318) 927-9190
October 1 – May 1
The Civilian Conservation Corps/Works Projects Administration in Claiborne and Surrounding Parishes
CLAIBORNE – Ford Museum
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
519 South Main St., Homer, 71040
The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is exhibiting The Civilian Conservation Corps in Claiborne and Surrounding Parishes a project of Triumph Over Tragedy. This exhibit salutes the revitalization and reforestation work successfully completed by America’s young men at a time when economic chaos and unemployment had gripped the country for two years. A 1937 photograph of the Claiborne Parish Civilian Conservation Corp located in Homer and a photograph of the young men enlisted at that time serve as a backdrop to the exhibit on President Roosevelt massive revitalization of the nation’s economy. As part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, the CCC brought together the nation’s young men and the land in an effort to save them both. This peacetime army was sent out to battle the erosion and destruction of the nation’s resources. Photographs and art work of the projects of the CCC in Claiborne and surrounding parishes are featured. Family-$5, Adults-$3, Children-$1 (318) 927-9190
November 6, 2009 - January 30, 2010
Triumph Over Tragedy Exhibition
CADDO – artspace
710 Texas St., Shreveport, 71101
A photographic exhibition of the Elders and Architecture of TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY. (318) 673-6535
February 15 – April 30
Elder’s Visual Exhibit
OUACHITA – Masur Museum of Art
1400 South Grand Street, Monroe, 71202
An exhibition of photographs of the Elders selected for the TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY Exhibition, including lectures on the Great Depression Era. FREE (318) 329-2237
