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20-609: The organization was formed, in part, for the operation of New Orleans' Memorial Hall , which was donated to them on January 8, 1891. Their journal, the Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association has been published since 1960. This Louisiana -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Confederate Memorial Hall Museum Confederate Memorial Hall Museum

40-472: A Confederate Battle Flag from the 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment , stolen from the museum in the 1980s by a volunteer, was recovered from a collector who reportedly purchased the flag in 2004 without knowing it had been stolen. Ogden Museum of Southern Art The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is a museum dedicated to art by artists from the southern United States in New Orleans, Louisiana . It

60-709: A 47,000-square-foot, five-story glass and stone building built in 2003. The museum also includes the Museum Store and the Center for Southern Craft and Design. The museum's location is across the street from the National World War II Museum and the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center . The three institutions anchor an arts district serving local residents and over 11 million visitors to New Orleans. The museum

80-568: Is a Smithsonian Affiliate. The collection consists of work by artists from or associated with fifteen southern states ( Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , and West Virginia ) and the District of Columbia . It is based upon the founding donation of more than 600 works from New Orleans businessman Roger H. Ogden's private collection. Since this original donation

100-748: Is a museum located in New Orleans which contains historical artifacts related to the Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) and the American Civil War . It is historically also known as "Memorial Hall". It houses the second-largest collection of Confederate Civil War items in the world, behind the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia . The museum has been advertised as Louisiana's Civil War Museum and as Louisiana's Oldest Museum . This "Adjunct of

120-706: The 1940s the Howard Library outgrew its facilities and relocated to Tulane University . Its building was sold shortly afterwards and, after transferring to several owners, was donated to the University of New Orleans in the early 1990s. The old Howard Library building and a nearby property neighboring the Confederate Memorial Hall were then converted into the Ogden Museum of Southern Art by UNO. The location of Memorial Hall in between

140-498: The Confederate Memorial Hall's building has been the subject of an ownership dispute that has involved numerous court battles and the involvement of several Louisiana political figures including Governors Huey Long and Mike Foster . The dispute has revolved around Howard's original donation of the building to the Louisiana Historical Association , which read "It is with deep satisfaction that I perform

160-764: The Howard Memorial Library Association", according to Frank T. Howard's letter of 8 Jan. 1891, was placed in the "possession" the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Historical Association "to be set apart forever for the use of" that organization. Sully & Toledano designed the hall, which was completed in 1888, following the Richardsonian Romanesque style of the Howard Library designed by H.H. Richardson . The Confederate Memorial Hall contains over 5,000 historical artifacts including several rare Civil War items. It holds

180-645: The Ogden Museum opened in 2003, the New York Times observed that there is no easily identifiable Southern art style in the museum's collection. A sense of place, history and memory were themes that emerged. According to the Times, the artwork in the collection “range from folk art to shadowy paintings of bayous and back streets, from haunting old photographs to bright modern abstractions.” The museum has permanent galleries and changing exhibitions throughout

200-496: The act of formally putting into your possession the Building, which, while it is an Adjunct of the Howard Memorial Library Association, is to be set apart forever for the use of your organization." In 1930 the adjoining Howard Library sought the museum's building space to store portions of their collection. Governor Long negotiated a compromise in which the museum permitted the library to store some of its books in their basement. In

220-448: The building in exchange for fulfillment of a compromise agreement. Per the agreement, UNO is required to cede its title claims to the Confederate Memorial Hall museum's land and building in exchange for the construction of a connecting tunnel through the basement as was proposed in the 1997 plan. The compromise is to be implemented in full within 10 years time, or upon the completion of the tunnel, depending upon which comes first. In 2011,

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240-528: The historical collections of the Louisiana Historical Association . The museum quickly accumulated a vast collection of Civil War items, mostly in the form of personal donations by veterans. On 29 May 1893, the exhumed body of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was mourned by over 60,000 people as it lay in state in the hall, before being moved to his final resting place in Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) . For much of its existence

260-567: The museum's collection of paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, wood and crafts has grown to include more than 4,000 works donated from individuals and collectors from across the US. Among the many artists represented in the museum's collection are John Alexander, Walter Anderson , Benny Andrews , Clementine Hunter , George Rodrigue , George Dureau, William Dunlap, Ida Kohlmeyer , Will Henry Stevens , Kendall Shaw, Hunt Slonem , James Michalopoulos and George Ohr . When

280-552: The negotiations in 1998. In 2000, Tulane University, having absorbed the Howard Library, sold its title to the Memorial Hall building to UNO, which it claimed to possess as the former owner of the Howard Library properties. In 2001 the UNO foundation announced its claims to the Confederate Memorial Hall building and initiated efforts to remove the museum from the premises. A series of court battles ensued in which title ownership to

300-462: The personal effects and uniforms of Confederate generals Braxton Bragg and P.G.T. Beauregard , as well as over 140 regimental and other C.S.A. flags. Jefferson Davis' wife Varina Davis donated several of her late husband's belongings to the museum including items of clothing, his Bible and saddle, plus a crown of thorns from Pope Pius IX . Confederate Memorial Hall was established in 1891 by New Orleans philanthropist Frank T. Howard , to house

320-448: The property was granted to UNO, however efforts to evict the museum were stayed by the courts on bonds. As the case proceeded through the appellate processes, Governor Mike Foster intervened in the dispute and assisted in the drafting of a compromise between UNO and the museum that would allow Confederate Memorial Hall to remain in its historic building. In August 2003, at Foster's direction, both parties agreed to drop pending lawsuits to

340-482: The two Ogden buildings gave rise to the latest dispute over the property, as visitors to the Ogden museums would have to exit each building and travel outdoors around the Memorial Hall to reach the remainder of the collection. A solution was proposed in which a tunnel between the two buildings through the Memorial Hall basement would be constructed and a proposal was drafted by Confederate Memorial Hall, but UNO withdrew from

360-463: The year. The Ogden's Teen Docent Program was created in 2008 and had seen over 40 students enrolled at the time of the award. The students interacted with more than 7,000 people through museum tours, outreach programs, and summer camps. Ogden was recognized for his years of service with many non-profit organizations as well as his devotion to Southern art and his initial gift to the Ogden Museum of about 600 paintings and sculptures. The Ogden Museum

380-604: Was established in 1999. The Ogden museum is located in the Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, and has been at its location in Stephen Goldring Hall at 925 Camp Street since 2003. It consists of two main buildings: the Patrick F. Taylor Library built in 1889 and designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson , and the adjacent Stephen Goldring Hall (named after Stephen Goldring ),

400-444: Was selected to receive a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of its Arts Innovation and Management Program. The program will provide operating support and management training through a $ 43 million multi-year program for institutions across the country. The announcement was maconsists018. In December 2023, Ogden announced that he would make a donation to the institution valued at approximately $ 20 million. The donation consist of

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