Basketball in a Warehouse

TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0206/DSC_4850-2.jpg

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0206/DSC_4850-2.jpg; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0206/DSC_4850.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Basketball in a Warehouse
Date: c. 2018
Creator: Tyler Allen See all items with this value
Description: This work by Allen shows two basketball players reaching up for a jump ball amidst a run-down, graffiti-covered warehouse. The scene has minimal color, save for the graffiti, which enhances the abandoned atmosphere. Allen is an alumnus of Texas Southern and focuses on highlighting the Black experience in his work, often creating collages that include sports imagery.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Sports and Athletics See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Graffiti
Type: Mixed media
Additional Techniques: collage
Measurements: 20 in x 36 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc179
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0206
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

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection