The Sky and the Sea

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: The Sky and the Sea
Date: 1972
Creator: John T. Biggers See all items with this value
Description: In the center of this drawing, a mother, wearing her child on her back, floats on the back of a tortoise, flanked by a female and male carving. Lilypads float alongside them, while fish swim throughout the pond. In the sky, a lily covers the full moon, while a turtle flies into the night, representing the connection between the terrestrial and celestial. While living in Houston, Dr. Biggers often walked along Buffalo Bayou in the morning, watching fish swim as the sun slowly replaced the moon in the sky.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU leadership See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Educators; Faculty; Motherhood; Nature; Wildlife
Type: Print
Medium: pastel on paper
Measurements: 41 in x 31 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc43
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0204
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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