Mural Study for "The Contributions of the Negro Woman to American Life and Education"

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Mural Study for "The Contributions of the Negro Woman to American Life and Education"

Date

1952

Creator

John T. Biggers See all items with this value

Description

Biggers created this sketch while working on his mural, “The Contributions of the Negro Woman to American Life and Education,” for the Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCA. This mural was the culmination of his research for his doctoral dissertation at Penn State University. It features Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth leading enslaved people to freedom and educating African Americans, respectively.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU leadership See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Black Feminism

Educators

Enslaved people

Faculty

Womanism

Type

Painting

Medium

tempera on paper

Measurements

27 1/4 in x 59 1/2 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc214

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0123

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