The works of Gilley’s Gallery’s favorite artist, Clementine Hunter, are currently on display at the cabildo in New Orleans! The exhibition” Marking Pictures: the Life and Work of Clementine Hunter” takes its title from Clementine Hunter herself, who called painting "marking." Hunter produced an astonishing number of works during her lifetime, many that captured life on Melrose in Louisiana. The museum will display over 50 of Hunter's works, including her quilts. The exhibit also features very rarely seen works of Hunter's, particularly her abstract works of the 1960s. The exhibition is currently on display and the museum plans to keep the exhibit up into 2022. Head over to the Louisiana State Museum's website, linked below, to learn more about the exhibition.

Associated Artist

• Clementine Hunter

Associated News

• July 30, 2024
  Cherished: The Art of Clementine Hunter

  July 30–October 23, 2024



• August 23, 2021
  Clementine Hunter's World: Documentary on Clementine Hunter Aired on LBP


• March 26, 2021
  "Marking Pictures:" Clementine Hunter Exhibition on view at the Cabildo in New Orleans


• August 1, 2018
  Clementine Hunter Auction Paintings Discussed in New Country Roads Article


• February 9, 2018
  Gilley's Gallery in "Antiques and The Arts Weekly"


• July 13, 2015
  Melrose Plantation's African House has been restored


• March 28, 2015
  Newly Restored African House Murals Return to Natchitoches, Louisiana


• December 31, 2014
  Restoration Underway of Iconic Clementine Hunter Murals at Melrose Plantation


• June 16, 2013
  Gilley's Gallery in New York Times Article "Looking for Clementine Hunter's Louisiana".


• January 22, 2013
  Interview With Robert Wilson on His Latest Opera About the Life of Clementine Hunter


• December 28, 2011
  Clementine Hunter's Iconic African House Recreated at Watermill Center Summer Program