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Art Museum Attractions In Mississippi

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Mississippi is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana to the south, and Arkansas and Louisiana to the west. The state's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Jackson, with a population of approximately 175,000 people, is both the state's capital and largest city. The state is heavily forested outside the Mississippi Delta area, which is the area between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Before the American Civil War, most d...
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Art Museum Attractions In Mississippi

  • 2. Walter Anderson Museum of Art Ocean Springs
    The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. WAMA is dedicated to the work of Walter Inglis Anderson , who is known for his depictions of the plants, animals, and people of the Gulf Coast; and to his brothers, Peter Anderson , potter and founder of Shearwater Pottery; and James McConnell Anderson , painter and ceramist. The Walter Anderson Museum of Art began as an idea by a group of people in Ocean Springs and Jackson, Mississippi to preserve the art and culture of Walter Inglis Anderson. The Friends of Walter Anderson was chartered in 1974, and through their efforts, funds and grant money were raised to build the museum on Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs on land leased from Jackson County. Mark A Tullos, Jr. was hired as the museum's first director in 19...
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  • 3. Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Biloxi
    The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art is a non-profit art museum located in Biloxi, Mississippi, dedicated to the ceramics of George E. Ohr, the self-proclaimed Mad Potter of Biloxi. The museum is named for ceramic artist George E. Ohr , as well as Annette O'Keefe, late wife of former Biloxi mayor Jeremiah O'Keefe, Sr., who was instrumental in donating money and raising funds for the completion of the museum campus.
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  • 5. Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson Mississippi
    The Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers five counties: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, and Simpson. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 539,057. According to 2016 estimates, the metro area's population has increased to 579,229.
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  • 6. Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Laurel Mississippi
    Mississippi's first art museum, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is located in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1923 in memory of Lauren Eastman Rogers. The building's architect was Rathbone E. DeBuys of New Orleans, Louisiana. The museum has an extensive collection of American Indian baskets. It also has a selection of American art by Winslow Homer, Albert Bierstadt, and John Singer Sargent. It receives 32,000 visitors a year.
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