Mural Study for From Sun-up to Sun-down

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Mural Study for From Sun-up to Sun-down
Date: 1977
Creator: Roy Williams See all items with this value
Description: Williams’ painting is a pre-study for his mural. Across three scenes, the artist portrays birth, family home life, and farm work. This triptych style of composition appears frequently in the murals painted by students of Dr. John T. Biggers. The checkerboard motif that Williams uses in each panel is also drawn from Biggers’ teaching. Although Texas Southern is an urban university, many students hail from rural areas in Texas and these themes of country life appear repeatedly in student murals.
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; Agriculture See all items with this value
Additional Subject: American South; Black art; Crops; Domestic animals; Domestic labor; Religious symbols in art
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurements: 18 in x 36 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc207
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0116
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection