Nature Scene with Untamed Growth

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Nature Scene with Untamed Growth

Date

1967

Creator

Maurice Ellison

Description

Ellison's painting is a nature scene featuring a bisected tree stump, with untamed growth all around it. At the bottom of the painting, there are several seashells, which the artist enhanced with raised, textural elements. Ellison was a TSU student during the Civil Rights era.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

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Additional Subject

Black art

Nature

Plants

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

29 in x 25 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc169

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0055

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection