Maroon Ceramic Vessel, Hollow with Ridges

Maroon Ceramic Vessel - Carroll Harris Simms by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

Media: Click Here to See the 3D Model of Maroon Ceramic Vessel - Carroll Harris Simms; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0308/DSC_8038.jpg; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0308/DSC_8046.jpg; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0308/DSC_8054.jpg; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0308/DSC_8062.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Maroon Ceramic Vessel, Hollow with Ridges
Date: Unknown
Creator: Carroll Harris Simms, 1924-2010 See all items with this value
Description: Simms’ ceramic vessel is hollow, with an opening at the top, and has ridges and a dark maroon glaze. Carroll Harris Simms worked alongside Dr. John T. Biggers to establish the Texas Southern University Art Department. Simms taught sculpture, ceramics, and jewelry-making classes.
Primary Subject: c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU leadership See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Educators; Faculty
Type: Decorative arts
Medium: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 1/2 in x 13 in x 5 1/2 in
Format: JPEG; OBJ
HBCU Identifier: pc260
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0308
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: Wardlaw, Alvia J. "Carroll Harris Simms: Pioneer of African-American Sculpture and Art Education." Texas State Historical Association. 28 August, 2013. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/simms-carroll-harris.

Item sets: Art; Carroll Harris Simms Ceramics Collection; Texas Southern University Collections