Theresa Davis Self-portrait

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Original Title: Self-portrait
Devised Title: Theresa Davis Self-portrait
Date: 1970-04-30
Creator: Theresa Davis See all items with this value
Description: Davis's sculpture depicts a stylized version of the artist's head and neck, with a removable crown piece. The crown looks like a turtle with an insect atop it. The neck, crown, and forehead are all adorned with swirls, the most common motif in the terracottas of Simms' students.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Black art; Sculpture
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 9 in x 14 in x 9 in
Format: JPEG; OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc118
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0061
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections