Erma Gordon Self-portrait

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Original Title: Self-portrait
Devised Title: Erma Gordon Self-portrait
Date: 1967
Creator: Erma Gordon See all items with this value
Description: Erma Gordon's self-portrait shows the artist from three different angles. The three profiles are tied together by a light, almost translucent fabric that is worn by the frontmost figure and held by the others. This motif is used repeatedly by the artist, including in her mural. Two boys move fluidly and playfully through the background.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Clothing and dress See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Fashion; Nature; Plants; Womanism
Type: Painting
Medium: casein paint on canvas
Measurements: 37 1/2 in x 37 1/2 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc38
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0012
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; HBCU Art: No Less Lovely Being Dark; Texas Southern University Collections