Camel

Camel, 1978 - Bennie Settles by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Camel
Date: 1978
Creator: Bennie Settles See all items with this value
Description: Settles, a student of Carroll Harris Simms, created the sculpture “Camel” in 1978. The creation of a large terracotta sculpture was a part of each art student's curriculum. The design features include a huge hump and embellishments, including spirals, on the exterior. Sculptures lacking sufficient ornamentation were often not retained for the collection.
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: 38 in x 34 1/2 in x 29 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc2
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0250
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