Rooster

Rooster, 1972 - Johnny Scott by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Rooster
Date: 1972
Creator: Johnny Scott See all items with this value
Description: Scott’s sculpture depicts a large rooster crowing. The artist uses multiple colors of clay in his piece. Like other sculptures created for classes that Professor Simms taught, “Rooster” features numerous embellishments throughout the work, including various nodules and swirls. Creating sculptures of this style requires multiple firings in the kiln.
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; Domestic animals; Sculpture
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 28 in x 39 in x 20 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc5
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0249
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; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections