Birds and Cattle

Original Title

Birds and Cattle

Date

1973

Creator

Harry Vital

Description

This abstract work features three distorted cows’ faces that seem to be staring upwards and at the viewer, against a colorful triangular background. Vital was an art student at Texas Southern and later went on to become a faculty member in the art department. Many works in the school’s collection, particularly from the 1970s, use cubist styles.

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

Rural Life See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Domestic animals

Educators

Faculty

Nature

Type

Painting

Medium

oil paint on canvas

Measurements

60 in x 84 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc173

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0079

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection