Publisher's Proof for Roma

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Publisher's Proof for Roma

Date

1991

Creator

Bert Long, Jr. See all items with this value

Description

This is a publisher’s proof for Long’s piece Roma, which was created during his 1990-91 Prix de Rome fellowship. Featuring a blobby figure and colorful swirls, the composition is somewhat reminiscent of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Long rose to prominence as an “outsider artist” without formal training, later becoming one of the co-founders of Project Row Houses.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Social movements See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Unfinished works of art

Type

Print

Medium

ink on paper

Additional Techniques

etching

Measurements

17 in x 13 1/2 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc182

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0156

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

References

Long, Jr., Bert. L. "Roma, 1991." Artsy. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/bert-l-long-jr-roma.

"History." Project Row Houses. https://projectrowhouses.org/about/history/.