Kangaroo Mother and Child

Mother and Child, c. 1969 - Moses Adams, Jr. by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Mother and Child
Devised Title: Kangaroo Mother and Child
Date: c. 1969
Creator: Moses Adams, Jr. See all items with this value
Description: Moses Adams Jr.'s sculpture depicts a kangaroo mother with human-like hands and breasts. The clasped hands under the open pouch signify protection. Detailed, oversized hands are characteristic of the work of John Biggers and his students. Additionally, mothers of various forms and species are a common subject of the student terracottas from Texas Southern University.
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; Motherhood; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 18 in x 40 in x 18 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc29
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0261
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: Correa, Melissa. "Retired Houston ISD art teacher paints mural about Emancipation Proclamation ahead of Juneteenth." KHOU11. 18 June, 2020. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/retired-houston-isd-art-teacher-paints-mural-about-the-emancipation-proclamation-ahead-of-juneteenth/285-331a414d-9ff1-4cf4-ae78-1f3bb83021d8.

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