Woman Doing Chores

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Woman Doing Chores

Date

Unknown

Creator

Roy Williams See all items with this value

Description

Williams' drawing depicts a woman dressed in a large, flowing garment with her hair covered, pouring water into a bin. Behind her, a checkerboard quilt hangs over a clothesline to dry. This piece highlights some of the unseen and unappreciated domestic labor performed by Black women. The checkerboard motif was frequently used by Dr. John Biggers and often appears in the artwork of his students.

Primary Subject

c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Clothing and dress See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Black Feminism

Domestic Labor

Fashion

Garden structures

Womanism

Type

Print

Medium

conté on paper

Measurements

25 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc223

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0132

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