Black Jesus with Onlookers

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0013/DSC_2382-2.jpg; TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0013/DSC_2382.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Black Jesus with Onlookers
Date: Unknown
Creator: Rickey Donato See all items with this value
Description: 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.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Christianity
Type: Painting
Medium: paint on canvas
Measurements: 26 1/2 in x 48 1/4 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc39
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0013
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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