Man in a cowboy hat

Original Title

Man in a cowboy hat

Date

c. 1970

Creator

Bennie Settles

Description

The piece by Bennie Settles shows a man wearing a cowboy hat, looking out onto a mostly empty field with two horses grazing. Settles was a student at Texas Southern and has many works in the collection showing his style of using rounded shapes and gradients to create muscle on his subjects.

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

American South

Black art

Domestic animals

Nature

Type

Painting

Medium

acrylic

Measurements

33 1/4 in x 44 1/4 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc41

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0081

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection