Figure With Turtle and Bird

Figure with Turtle & Bird, 1966 - Calvin Hubbard by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Figure With Turtle and Bird
Date: 1966
Creator: Calvin Hubbard See all items with this value
Description: Hubbard, a student of Carroll Harris Simms, created “Figure With Turtle and Bird” in 1966. This terracotta depicts a bird, atop an abstract tree, surrounding a tortoise. These animals are often paired in folktales, including an Igbo tale where a tortoise fools birds and is punished by having his shell broken. The fable says this is the cause of the irregular shape of tortoise shells.
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; Folklore; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 18 in x 27 in x 24 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc1
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0247
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; HBCU Art: No Less Lovely Being Dark; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections