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Original Title
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title unknown
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Devised Title
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Black Jesus with Onlookers
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Date
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Unknown
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Description
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Rickey Donato's painting shows onlookers of various ages gazing with concern at a man who is bleeding and wearing a cross. This is likely an allegory for Jesus, often portrayed bloodied from the crucifixion. Imagery of "Black Jesus," played with by a variety of Black artists over time, counters iconography of a fair-skinned Jesus.
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Additional Subject
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Black art
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Christianity
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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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26 1/2 in x 48 1/4 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc39
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0013
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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