Elder

Original Title

Elder

Date

Unknown

Creator

Mary Jackson See all items with this value

Edward Mills See all items with this value

Description

This painting depicts an older Black man sitting and reading a newspaper. The dimly lit scene is minimal and the man, his chair, and the paper are the only aspects visible, highlighting the focus of the painting. The artist cleverly incorporates real newspapers into the piece's media.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Literature

Social life and customs

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas and newspaper

Measurements

40 7/8 in x 31 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc154

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0033

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

Notes

Authorship of this painting is unclear. Archival images attribute the piece to Mary Jackson and in one image she is holding the painting, but the back of the canvas is signed "Mills"