Moon House

Original Title

Moon House

Date

c. 1978

Creator

John C. Davis See all items with this value

Description

Davis’s print is of an outhouse, colloquially referred to as a moon house. In modern imagination, the crescent moon on an outhouse door has become an identifying symbol of frontier living. Davis’ print also shows a shirtless man zipping up his pants upon exiting the outhouse, while a huge flock of birds fly overhead.

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

Rural Life See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Economic conditions

Type

Print

Medium

ink on paper

Measurements

12 in x 12 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc247

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0191

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

References

Grundhauser, Eric. "Why We Think Outhouses All Had Crescent Moons in Their Doors." Atlas Obscura, 28 March, 2017, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/outhouses-crescent-moons.