Oleander Homes

Original Title

Oleander Homes

Date

1978-04-03

Creator

Jesse Sifuentes See all items with this value

Description

Sifuentes’ print shows a series of shotgun houses. The composition portrays Oleander Homes, a public housing complex in Galveston, Texas, the artist's hometown. The complex was destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008 and was rebuilt and reopened in September 2024. Shotgun houses and urban environments are common settings for Texas Southern student artworks.

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

Urban life See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Chicano art

Educators

Faculty

Mexican American art

American South

Architecture

Type

Print

Medium

ink on paper

Measurements

26 in x 20 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc253

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0267

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

"Shotgun houses." Data Research Center. https://www.datacenterresearch.org/pre-katrina/tertiary/shotgun.html.

Huels, Arden. "The Oleanders at Broadway Opens, Restoring 569 Low-Income Housing Units in Galveston." The Galveston, 27 Sept., 2024, https://www.thegalveston.org/article/the-oleanders-at-broadway-opens-restoring-569-low-income-housing-units-in-galveston.