Angelic Stokely Carmichael Portrait

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Angelic Stokely Carmichael Portrait

Date

2010

Creator

Reginald Cornett

Description

Cornett's work shows Stokely Carmichael with angelic features amidst raised hands. He was a key civil rights activist, a leader of the SNCC, and popularized the term "Black Power." He spoke at Texas Southern one month prior to the so-called “TSU Riots,” when police invaded the campus, fired 5,000 rounds into dormitories, and arrested 497 students.

Primary Subject

2000- See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value

HBCU institutional history See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Black nationalism

Political organizations

Protest

Type

Painting

Medium

mixed media on plywood

Measurements

48 in x 48 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc40

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0084

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection