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Original Title
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Self-portrait
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Devised Title
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Earl Jones, Jr. Self-portrait
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Date
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c. 1975
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Description
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This painting is an Afrocentric self-portrait of Earl Jones, who attended Texas Southern University in the mid-1970s. Jones painted himself wearing a detailed shirt with various patterns reminiscent of African textiles. The background includes round homes with conical roofs. The buttons of Jones' shirt are in the form of humans and the shirt bears the design of a plowed field.
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Additional Subject
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Afrocentrism
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Black art
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Fashion
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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paint on canvas
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Measurements
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25 in x 22 3/8 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc6
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0011
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University