Mural Study for "Awakening"

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Mural Study for "Awakening"

Date

c. 1980

Creator

Deirdre Ilene Curnell See all items with this value

Description

Curnell’s painting is a pre-study of her mural “Awakening” in Hannah Hall. The mural shows a reflection of Curnell’s past, present, and future life. She is seen pictured here as an infant, at her current age, and her future self as an elder. The quilt that stretches across the composition features various religious symbols, including the cross, the star of David, and the ankh.

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

Black art

Black Feminism

Memory

Motherhood

Religious symbols in art

Womanism

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

20 in x 42 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc228

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0137

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