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The '''Meadows Museum of Art''' at [[Centenary College of Louisiana]] in [[Shreveport]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shreveport-bossier.org/things-to-do/attractions/galleries-and-museums/meadows-museum-of-art-1306 |title=Meadows Museum of Art |website=Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau}}</ref> is charged with the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.louisianatravel.com/la-museums/meadows-museum-art |title=Meadows Museum of Art |website=Louisiana Office of Tourism}}</ref> It is also a vital resource for students studying art history, studio art, and museum management, who frequently serve as interns, docents, and guest curators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Neil |date= 10 November 2014 |title=Meadows Museum Charts a New Course |url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2014/11/05/johnson-meadows-museum-charts-new-course/18553895/ |newspaper=Shreveport Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 February 2015 |title=#exhibit Opens Saturday at Meadows Museum |url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/02/26/exhibit-opens-saturday-meadows-museum/24080037/ |newspaper=Shreveport Times}}</ref> The Meadows Museum of Art is the second art museum resulting from the philanthropy of oilman [[Algur H. Meadows]]. The first is the [[Meadows Museum]] at [[Southern Methodist University]].
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The Meadows Museum of Art<ref>Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau, http://www.shreveport-bossier.org/things-to-do/attractions/galleries-and-museums/meadows-museum-of-art-1306</ref> at [[Centenary College of Louisiana]] in [[Shreveport]], is charged with the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality.<ref>Louisiana Office of Tourism, http://www.louisianatravel.com/la-museums/meadows-museum-art</ref> It is also a vital resource for students studying art history, studio art, and museum management, who frequently serve as interns, docents, and guest curators. The Meadows Museum of Art is the second art museum resulting from the philanthropy of oilman [[Algur H. Meadows]]. The first is the [[Meadows Museum]] at Southern Methodist University.


==History==
==History==


The Meadows Museum of Art was established at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1975 on the occasion of the College's 150th anniversary. The museum was made possible by a gift from [[Algur H. Meadows]], a Centenary alumnus. In 1969, Meadows purchased 360 pieces of original artwork from the family of the recently deceased French artist [[Jean Despujols]] for $250,000, and gave them to Centenary College for the purpose of establishing a second Meadows Museum, just four years after SMU's Meadows was opened. Meadows also gifted $200,000 to the college to remodel the 1926 Arts Building designed by Shreveport architect [[Edward F. Neild]], into a 4000 square-foot art museum.<ref>Lee Morgan, ''Centenary College of Louisiana, 1825-2000: The Biography of an American Academy'' (Centenary College of Louisiana Press, 2008), p. 205.</ref> <ref>Eric J. Brock, ''Centenary College of Louisiana'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 45.</ref> The Arts Building has served several purposes since its construction, including: college classrooms, the library, an administration building, and today the Meadows Museum of Art.<ref>''Eric J. Brock, Centenary College of Louisiana'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 47-48.</ref> Meadows later gave an additional $150,000 to be used for museum maintenance.<ref>Lee Morgan, ''Centenary College of Louisiana, 1825-2000: The Biography of an American Academy'' (Centenary College of Louisiana Press, 2008), p. 219.</ref>
The Meadows Museum of Art was established at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1975 on the occasion of the College's 150th anniversary. The museum was made possible by a gift from [[Algur H. Meadows]], a Centenary alumnus. In 1969, Meadows purchased 360 pieces of original artwork from the family of the recently deceased French artist [[Jean Despujols]] for $250,000, and gave them to Centenary College for the purpose of establishing a second Meadows Museum, just four years after SMU's Meadows was opened. Meadows also gifted $200,000 to the college to remodel the 1926 Arts Building designed by Shreveport architect [[Edward F. Neild]], into a 4000 square-foot art museum.{{sfn|Morgan|2008|p=205}}{{sfn|Brock|2000|p=45}} The Arts Building has served several purposes since its construction, including: college classrooms, the library, an administration building, and today the Meadows Museum of Art.{{sfn|Brock|2000|p=47-48}} Meadows later gave an additional $150,000 to be used for museum maintenance.{{sfn|Morgan|2008|p=219}}


Unlike SMU's Meadows, which received Mr. Meadows' large Spanish art collection, Centenary's Meadows Museum began with the Indochina Collection of paintings and drawings by French Academic artist [[Jean Despujols]],<ref>Eric J. Brock, ''Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles from Louisiana's Port City'' (The History Press, 2009).</ref> documenting his time working in Indochina for the French government between 1936 to 1938.<ref>David Otto, ''Insiders' Guide to Shreveport'' (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 91.</ref> <ref>Dr. Nora A. Taylor. [http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/53c1b2bae4b06bf1694744dc/1405203130192/Jean%20Despujols%20a%20Colonial%20Painter%20in%20Indochina%20by%20Dr.%20Nora%20A.%20Taylor.pdf "Jean Despujols: A Colonial Painter in Indochina"], 2014.</ref> Despujols had previously served as an art professor at Fontainebleau Academy in France in the early 20th century.<ref>Eric J. Brock, ''Centenary College of Louisiana'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 109.</ref> His Indochina Collection is notable because Despujols' realist style accurately records the various peoples, cultures, landscapes, and religious practices present in an area now including Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos,<ref>Dr. Michael C. Howard. [http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540c9ed9e4b0d0f549880f9d/1410113241816/The%20Peoples%20of%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Michael%20C.%20Howard.pdf "The Peoples of Indochina"], 2014.</ref> <ref>Leedom Lefferts. [http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/542995ede4b0d353b900fcd9/1412011501800/The%20Despujols%20Timeline%20by%20Leedom%20Lefferts.pdf "The Despujols Timeline"], 2014.</ref> an area that would soon be permanently altered by wars and genocide. Before arriving in Shreveport, the Collection was exhibited in Hanoi and Saigon in 1938, at the [[Smithsonian Museum]] in 1950, and the [[M.H. de Young Memorial Museum]] in 1952. This Collection marks one of the largest collections of French colonial art in existence. In 1951, ''National Geographic Magazine'' included twenty-one paintings from the Collection in their article "Portrait of Indochina."<ref>W. Robert Moore, Maynard Owen Williams, and Jean Despujols. "Portrait of Indochina," ''National Geographic'' 99.4 (April 1951), p. 461-90.</ref> Despujols immigrated to the United States during World War II, and lived in Shreveport, LA until his death.
Unlike SMU's Meadows, which received Mr. Meadows' large Spanish art collection, Centenary's Meadows Museum began with the [[French Indochina|Indochina]] Collection of paintings and drawings by French [[Academic art]]ist Jean Despujols,<ref>{{cite book |last=Brock |first=Eric J. |date=2009 |title=Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles from Louisiana's Port City |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1596297616}}</ref> documenting his time working in Indochina for the French government between 1936 and 1938.<ref>{{cite book |last=Otto |first=David |date=2010 |title=Insiders' Guide to Shreveport |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |page=91 |isbn=978-0762757022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/53c1b2bae4b06bf1694744dc/1405203130192/Jean%20Despujols%20a%20Colonial%20Painter%20in%20Indochina%20by%20Dr.%20Nora%20A.%20Taylor.pdf |title=Jean Despujols: A Colonial Painter in Indochina |last=Taylor |first=Nora A. |date=2014 |format=PDF}}</ref> Despujols had previously served as an art professor at Fontainebleau Academy in France in the early 20th century.{{sfn|Brock|2000|p=109}} His Indochina Collection is notable because Despujols' realist style accurately records the various peoples, cultures, landscapes, and religious practices present in an area now including Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540c9ed9e4b0d0f549880f9d/1410113241816/The%20Peoples%20of%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Michael%20C.%20Howard.pdf |title=The Peoples of Indochina |last=Howard |first=Michael C. |date=2014 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/542995ede4b0d353b900fcd9/1412011501800/The%20Despujols%20Timeline%20by%20Leedom%20Lefferts.pdf |title=The Despujols Timeline |last=Lefferts |first=Leedom |date=September 2014 |format=PDF}}</ref> an area that would soon be permanently altered by wars and genocide. Before arriving in Shreveport, the Collection was exhibited in Hanoi and Saigon in 1938, at the [[Smithsonian Museum]] in 1950, and the [[M.H. de Young Memorial Museum]] in 1952. This Collection marks one of the largest collections of French colonial art in existence. In 1951, ''National Geographic Magazine'' included twenty-one paintings from the Collection in their article "Portrait of Indochina."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Moore |first1=W. Robert |last2=Williams |first2=Maynard Owen |last3=Despujols |first3=Jean |date=April 1951 |title=Portrait of Indochina |journal=National Geographic |volume=99 |issue=4 |pages=461–90}}</ref> Despujols immigrated to the United States during World War II, and lived in Shreveport, Louisiana until his death.


Willard Cooper, a 1947 Centenary graduate, returned to the college to serve as the first art director of the museum. He also served as an art professor and chairman of the art department at Centenary.<ref>Eric J. Brock, ''Centenary College of Louisiana'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 110.</ref>
Willard Cooper, a 1947 Centenary graduate, returned to the college to serve as the first art director of the museum. He also served as an art professor and chairman of the art department at Centenary.{{sfn|Brock|2000|p=110}}


==The Meadows Today==
==The Meadows today==


Since its opening, the Museum's permanent holdings have grown to around 1500 works. The Museum expanded its Indochina Collection to include the traditional Southeast Asian costumes depicted in Despujols' paintings.<ref>Dr. Michael C. Howard. [http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540bb986e4b0387389f416b5/1410054534638/The%20Textiles%20and%20Dress%20of%20the%20Peoples%20of%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Michael%20C.%20Howard.pdf "The Textiles and Dress of the Peoples of French Indochina"], 2014.</ref> In addition to the Indochina Collection, works by [[George Grosz]], [[Emilio Amero]], [[Mary Cassatt]], [[William Hogarth]], and [[Alfred Maurer]], among others, and Louisiana artists including [[Clyde Connell]], [[Clementine Hunter]], and [[Don Brown]] are housed in its permanent collection. Additionally, the Meadows Museum of Art owns one of the surviving copies of "The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I" by Northern Renaissance artist and engraver [[Albrecht Durer]], and a substantial collection of Inuit prints and sculptures.
Since its opening, the Museum's permanent holdings have grown to around 1600 works. The Museum expanded its Indochina Collection to include the traditional Southeast Asian costumes depicted in Despujols' paintings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540bb986e4b0387389f416b5/1410054534638/The%20Textiles%20and%20Dress%20of%20the%20Peoples%20of%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Michael%20C.%20Howard.pdf |title=The Textiles and Dress of the Peoples of French Indochina |last=Howard |first=Michael C. |date=2014 |format=PDF}}</ref> In addition to the Indochina Collection, works by [[George Grosz]], [[Emilio Amero]], [[Mary Cassatt]], [[William Hogarth]], and [[Alfred Henry Maurer|Alfred Maurer]], among others, and Louisiana artists including [[Clyde Connell]], [[Clementine Hunter]], and Don Brown are housed in its permanent collection. Additionally, the Meadows Museum of Art owns one of the surviving copies of ''[[Triumphal Arch (woodcut)|The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I]]'' by Northern Renaissance artist and engraver [[Albrecht Dürer]], and a substantial collection of Inuit prints and sculptures.
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In addition to its mission to collect and preserve important art, the Meadows Museum of Art hosts temporary exhibitions and educational programs that aim to introduce the public to diverse art forms and noteworthy artists, art historians, and curators from outside the region. Recent exhibitions include ''Sean Starwars, Renegade Printmaker of the South'', Mali De-Kalo's ''Relaying--Testimonies of Motherhood Lost'',<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Mali De-Kalo |date=2014 |title=Relaying |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY72li4V6Fc }}</ref> ''Poet of the Ordinary: Photographs by Keith Carter'', ''The Dream Series'' by Marlene Tseng Yu,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rainforestartfoundation.org/news/2015/2/20/marlene-yus-dream-series-exhibition-at-the-meadows-museum-february-21-may-2-2015-artist-speaks-on-february-28 |title=Marlene Yu's "Dream Series" Exhibition at the Meadows Museum February 21-May 2, 2015; Artist Speaks on February 28 |date=20 February 2015 |website=Rainforest Art Foundation}}</ref> and ''Images of Excellence: The [[O. Winston Link]] Centennial''. To support its educational mission, the Museum never charges admission. Serving as an artistic attraction for the larger Shreveport community, The Meadows Museum of Art also plays an essential role in enriching the academic mission of the campus.{{sfn|Brock|2000|p=108}}


Centenary's Meadows Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation's museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, governments, funders, outside agencies, and the museum-going public. The Meadows was initially accredited in 1980 and has been re-accredited three times, equating to 40 years of museum excellence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centenary.edu/news/2016/0000080|title=Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art awarded re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums|date=19 July 2016 |format=PDF}}</ref>
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In addition to its mission to collect and preserve important art, the Meadows Museum of Art hosts temporary exhibitions and educational programs that aim to introduce the public to diverse art forms and noteworthy artists, art historians, and curators from outside the region. Recent exhibitions include "Sean Starwars, Renegade Printmaker of the South," Mali De-Kalo's "Relaying--Testimonies of Motherhood Lost,"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY72li4V6Fc “Mali De-Kalo channel”], YouTube. 2014.</ref> "Poet of the Ordinary: Photographs by Keith Carter," "The Dream Series" by Marlene Tseng Yu,<ref>Rainforest Art Foundation, http://www.rainforestartfoundation.org/news/2015/2/20/marlene-yus-dream-series-exhibition-at-the-meadows-museum-february-21-may-2-2015-artist-speaks-on-february-28</ref><ref>''PR Newswire'', 23 Feb. 2015, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marlene-yus-dream-series-exhibition-at-the-meadows-museum-february-21---may-3-2015-artist-speaks-on-february-28-300039325.html</ref> and "Images of Excellence: The [[O. Winston Link]] Centennial. To support its educational mission, the Museum never charges admission. Serving as an artistic attraction for the larger Shreveport community, The Meadows Museum of Art also plays an essential role in enriching the academic mission of the campus.<ref>Eric J. Brock, "Centenary College of Louisiana" (Arcadia Publishing, 2000), p. 108.</ref>


==Notes==
==AAM Accreditation==
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The Meadows Museum of Art is accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]].<ref>American Alliance of Museums, http://www.aam-us.org/resources/assessment-programs/accreditation/accredited-museums</ref>


==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |last=Brock |first=Eric J. |date=2000 |title=Centenary College of Louisiana |location=Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0738505589 }}
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*{{cite book |last=Morgan |first=Lee |date=2008 |title=Centenary College of Louisiana, 1825-2000: The Biography of an American Academy |url=https://archive.org/details/centenarycollege00morg |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |publisher=Centenary College of Louisiana Press |isbn=978-0979323096 }}
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==External Links==
==External links==
*http://www.centenary.edu/meadows
*{{Official website|http://www.centenary.edu/meadows}}
*http://meadowsfriends.org/
*http://meadowsfriends.org/
*http://www.knowla.org/entry/901/&view=article&ref=category&refID=1
*https://web.archive.org/web/20150919051326/http://www.knowla.org/entry/901/%26view%3Darticle%26ref%3Dcategory%26refID%3D1
*Dr. Panivong Norindr, "Jean Despujols’s Colonial Gaze: Aestheticizing French Indochina," 2014, http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540b95d4e4b0dacce667eb7f/1410045443820/Jean%20Despujols%E2%80%99s%20Colonial%20Gaze%20Aestheticizing%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Panivong%20Norindr.pdf
*{{cite web |url=http://static.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/50421f71e4b0991b7268147a/t/540b95d4e4b0dacce667eb7f/1410045443820/Jean%20Despujols%E2%80%99s%20Colonial%20Gaze%20Aestheticizing%20French%20Indochina%20by%20Panivong%20Norindr.pdf |title=Jean Despujols's Colonial Gaze: Aestheticizing French Indochina |last=Norindr |first=Panivong |date=2014 |format=PDF}}

*http://www.louisianatravel.com/la-museums/meadows-museum-art
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[[Category:Museums in Shreveport, Louisiana]]
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Meadows Museum of Art
Meadows Museum of Art is located in Louisiana
Meadows Museum of Art
Location within Louisiana
Established1975
LocationShreveport, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates32°29′01″N 93°44′01″W / 32.48361°N 93.73358°W / 32.48361; -93.73358
TypeArt museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums[1]
Key holdingsAlbrecht Dürer's Triumphal Arch
CollectionsFrench Indochina art,
Inuit art
Collection sizeRoughly 1,600+
FounderAlgur H. Meadows
Websitewww.centenary.edu/meadows

The Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport[2] is charged with the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality.[3] It is also a vital resource for students studying art history, studio art, and museum management, who frequently serve as interns, docents, and guest curators.[4][5] The Meadows Museum of Art is the second art museum resulting from the philanthropy of oilman Algur H. Meadows. The first is the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University.

History

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The Meadows Museum of Art was established at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1975 on the occasion of the College's 150th anniversary. The museum was made possible by a gift from Algur H. Meadows, a Centenary alumnus. In 1969, Meadows purchased 360 pieces of original artwork from the family of the recently deceased French artist Jean Despujols for $250,000, and gave them to Centenary College for the purpose of establishing a second Meadows Museum, just four years after SMU's Meadows was opened. Meadows also gifted $200,000 to the college to remodel the 1926 Arts Building designed by Shreveport architect Edward F. Neild, into a 4000 square-foot art museum.[6][7] The Arts Building has served several purposes since its construction, including: college classrooms, the library, an administration building, and today the Meadows Museum of Art.[8] Meadows later gave an additional $150,000 to be used for museum maintenance.[9]

Unlike SMU's Meadows, which received Mr. Meadows' large Spanish art collection, Centenary's Meadows Museum began with the Indochina Collection of paintings and drawings by French Academic artist Jean Despujols,[10] documenting his time working in Indochina for the French government between 1936 and 1938.[11][12] Despujols had previously served as an art professor at Fontainebleau Academy in France in the early 20th century.[13] His Indochina Collection is notable because Despujols' realist style accurately records the various peoples, cultures, landscapes, and religious practices present in an area now including Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos,[14][15] an area that would soon be permanently altered by wars and genocide. Before arriving in Shreveport, the Collection was exhibited in Hanoi and Saigon in 1938, at the Smithsonian Museum in 1950, and the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in 1952. This Collection marks one of the largest collections of French colonial art in existence. In 1951, National Geographic Magazine included twenty-one paintings from the Collection in their article "Portrait of Indochina."[16] Despujols immigrated to the United States during World War II, and lived in Shreveport, Louisiana until his death.

Willard Cooper, a 1947 Centenary graduate, returned to the college to serve as the first art director of the museum. He also served as an art professor and chairman of the art department at Centenary.[17]

The Meadows today

[edit]

Since its opening, the Museum's permanent holdings have grown to around 1600 works. The Museum expanded its Indochina Collection to include the traditional Southeast Asian costumes depicted in Despujols' paintings.[18] In addition to the Indochina Collection, works by George Grosz, Emilio Amero, Mary Cassatt, William Hogarth, and Alfred Maurer, among others, and Louisiana artists including Clyde Connell, Clementine Hunter, and Don Brown are housed in its permanent collection. Additionally, the Meadows Museum of Art owns one of the surviving copies of The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I by Northern Renaissance artist and engraver Albrecht Dürer, and a substantial collection of Inuit prints and sculptures.

In addition to its mission to collect and preserve important art, the Meadows Museum of Art hosts temporary exhibitions and educational programs that aim to introduce the public to diverse art forms and noteworthy artists, art historians, and curators from outside the region. Recent exhibitions include Sean Starwars, Renegade Printmaker of the South, Mali De-Kalo's Relaying--Testimonies of Motherhood Lost,[19] Poet of the Ordinary: Photographs by Keith Carter, The Dream Series by Marlene Tseng Yu,[20] and Images of Excellence: The O. Winston Link Centennial. To support its educational mission, the Museum never charges admission. Serving as an artistic attraction for the larger Shreveport community, The Meadows Museum of Art also plays an essential role in enriching the academic mission of the campus.[21]

Centenary's Meadows Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation's museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, governments, funders, outside agencies, and the museum-going public. The Meadows was initially accredited in 1980 and has been re-accredited three times, equating to 40 years of museum excellence.[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Accredited Museums". American Alliance of Museums. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. ^ "Meadows Museum of Art". Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau.
  3. ^ "Meadows Museum of Art". Louisiana Office of Tourism.
  4. ^ Johnson, Neil (10 November 2014). "Meadows Museum Charts a New Course". Shreveport Times.
  5. ^ "#exhibit Opens Saturday at Meadows Museum". Shreveport Times. 26 February 2015.
  6. ^ Morgan 2008, p. 205.
  7. ^ Brock 2000, p. 45.
  8. ^ Brock 2000, p. 47-48.
  9. ^ Morgan 2008, p. 219.
  10. ^ Brock, Eric J. (2009). Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles from Louisiana's Port City. The History Press. ISBN 978-1596297616.
  11. ^ Otto, David (2010). Insiders' Guide to Shreveport. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-0762757022.
  12. ^ Taylor, Nora A. (2014). "Jean Despujols: A Colonial Painter in Indochina" (PDF).
  13. ^ Brock 2000, p. 109.
  14. ^ Howard, Michael C. (2014). "The Peoples of Indochina" (PDF).
  15. ^ Lefferts, Leedom (September 2014). "The Despujols Timeline" (PDF).
  16. ^ Moore, W. Robert; Williams, Maynard Owen; Despujols, Jean (April 1951). "Portrait of Indochina". National Geographic. 99 (4): 461–90.
  17. ^ Brock 2000, p. 110.
  18. ^ Howard, Michael C. (2014). "The Textiles and Dress of the Peoples of French Indochina" (PDF).
  19. ^ Mali De-Kalo (2014). Relaying.
  20. ^ "Marlene Yu's "Dream Series" Exhibition at the Meadows Museum February 21-May 2, 2015; Artist Speaks on February 28". Rainforest Art Foundation. 20 February 2015.
  21. ^ Brock 2000, p. 108.
  22. ^ "Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art awarded re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums" (PDF). 19 July 2016.

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