Johnny Jones Self-portrait with Spider

Self-portrait, 1970 - Johnny Jones by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Self-portrait
Devised Title: Johnny Jones Self-portrait with Spider
Date: 1970-05-15
Creator: Johnny Jones See all items with this value
Description: Jones' self-portrait has a piercing facial expression and displays protruding veins near the brow line and a direct stare from the eyes. The crown is adorned with a spider and the outline of a web along the scalp, along with a spiral near the left ear. The design may have been inspired by Spiderman, who debuted in comics 8 years earlier.
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; Nature; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 9 in x 14 in x 9 in
Format: JPEG; OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc120
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0086
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
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