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Original Title
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The Crucifix (Judas)
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Date
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1971
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Description
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Parson’s painting shows a young girl shielding her face. To the left, a crow holds a coin and a dollar bill is on a fishing line; to the right Jesus is crucified, below a perched crow. The crows may allude to Jim Crow, which made racism law from after the Civil War until the 1960s; crows are also a symbol of death. The dollar bill as bait perhaps suggests the corrupting nature of money.
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Additional Subject
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Religious symbols in art
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Death
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Black art
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Wildlife
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Christianity
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Segregation
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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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48 in x 86 1/2 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc3
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0063
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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