{"title":"Jack Niven, Universal Mule","description":"\u003cp\u003eOgden Museum of Southern Art presents products with the artwork by Jack Niven. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewww.jackniven.com\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"universal-mule-t-shirt","title":"Universal Mule T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShirts are a blend of polyester, cotton and rayon.\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Universal Mule T-Shirt is a reproduction of Jack Niven's \u003cem\u003eUniversal Mule\u003c\/em\u003e, a large-scale work of public art that now resides in the Ogden Museum's permanent collection. \u003cem\u003eUniversal Mule\u003c\/em\u003e is part of artist Jack Niven’s 2008 project,\u003cem\u003e American Beauty-South, \u003c\/em\u003eand was displayed on the side of the New Orleans London Lodge Motel on Airline Drive. Airline Drive is part of the final stretch of Highway 61, which connects the Canadian border to New Orleans. This route resonated with Niven as a symbol of his own migration from his home country to the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Beauty-South\u003c\/em\u003e utilized the street-side walls of motels to exhibit seven artist-created billboards, addressing three major themes: American Beauty, the South and Highway 61. In its full glory, \u003cem\u003eUniversal Mule\u003c\/em\u003e is an impressive 16 feet tall and 8 feet wide. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"2016\" width=\"1512\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ogdenmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Universal-Mule.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26660\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“The piece I made for\u003cem\u003e American Beauty-South\u003c\/em\u003e is called \u003cem\u003eUniversal Mule\u003c\/em\u003e. One of the things I have noticed from a broad observance of Southern literature, film, art and folklore is a preponderance of mule depictions. This has, for me in this instance, been distilled to a notion of things ‘mulish.’ In the same way that mules once served as the engine of a rural economy, and still do in a small way, their character as a quotidian symbol is a potent one to invoke on many levels. Hence, the \u003cem\u003eUniversal Mule\u003c\/em\u003e I have called upon here is everyman among us. 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I wanted this mule to stand as witness to the highway from a cosmic trajectory.” \u003cbr\u003e– Jack Niven\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Hog Eye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44941428129989,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/3301\/3445\/files\/IMG_9341.jpg?v=1755549615"},{"product_id":"universal-mule-postcard","title":"Universal Mule Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003e4\"x5\" Postcard of Jack Niven's Universal Mule\u003cbr\u003eoli and latex on plywood\u003cbr\u003e16' x 7' 6\"\u003cbr\u003ewww.jackniven.com\u003cbr\u003eCollection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith artist information on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Niven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46293082833093,"sku":null,"price":1.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/3301\/3445\/files\/0_5f0cc263-cbbe-4b93-9910-4e2ce964dc53.jpg?v=1781121656"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/3301\/3445\/collections\/IMG-2016.jpg?v=1780332831","url":"https:\/\/shop.ogdenmuseum.org\/collections\/jack-niven-universal-mule.oembed","provider":"Ogden Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}