Dancing Still Life

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Original Title: Dancing Still Life
Date: 2024
Creator: Nyla Etienne See all items with this value
Description: Etienne created her painting, “Dancing Still Life,” as part of a class assignment based on objects within her home. Etienne selected these figures, which her mother collected from the National Museum of African American History & Culture, white orchids in a blue pot, and a glass dish from her grandmother's home. A graduate from Texas Southern University, Etienne emphasizes femininity, movement, and flowers in her art.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Dance; Motherhood; Performers; Plants; Sculpture
Type: Painting
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Measurements: 18 in x 24 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc265
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0316
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