Bird Feeder Terracotta

Bird Feeder, c. 1970 - Elizabeth M. Shelton by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: unknown
Devised Title: Bird Feeder Terracotta
Date: c. 1970
Creator: Elizabeth Montgomery Shelton See all items with this value
Description: Elizabeth Montgomery Shelton’s terracotta is made up of a variety of colored clays with embellishments that have been painted using black and tan slips. The top half includes layers of plates extending out from the surface, while the bottom half is evenly decorated with pressed circular clay. The structure perhaps mimics an instrument or a bird feeder.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Black art; Musical Instruments; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 10 in x 30 in x 10 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc37
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0217
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: "Elizabeth Montgomery Shelton." Foltz Fine Art. https://foltzgallery.com/artist/elizabeth-montgomery-shelton.

Item sets: Art; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections