The Great Race

Original Title

The Great Race

Date

1970

Creator

Oliver Parson

Description

The work by Oliver Parson is a calm and dreamlike scene of a child sitting in a prairie as an angel and a person race towards him. Both figures represent salvation, one rescuing him from death and the other saving him from Earth.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

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Additional Subject

Religious symbols in art

Nature

Black art

Death

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

43 in x 51 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc27

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0067

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection