NUBIA

Media: Hester_20250628_Biggers_Nubia_TSU.jpg

Original Title: NUBIA
Date: 1999
Creator: John T. Biggers See all items with this value; Harvey Johnson See all items with this value
Description: Biggers and Harvey Johnson, a former TSU art professor and student of Dr. Biggers, painted this mural in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business. It speaks to the history of commerce and the wealth of Africa. NUBIA is full of visual symbols drawn from African art, including ceremonial combs, gold weights, and several meaningful animals, like the hippo, buzzard, sacred ibis, double crocodile, spider, tortoise, and more.
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; Economics See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Black art; Educators; Faculty; Wildlife; Religious symbols in art
Current Location: Jesse H. Jones School of Business, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 116 in x 212 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 121
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0312
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

Item sets: Art; John Biggers Murals Collection; Texas Southern University Collections