Black & Beautiful

Original Title

Black & Beautiful

Date

1969

Creator

Oliver Parson

Description

This radiant work by Oliver Parson engulfs the viewer in the spiraling flow of a smiling woman's silky headwrap. The headwrap is a fashionable method of hair protection and expression of identity that is shared among women across the African diaspora.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Clothing and dress See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Additional Subject

African diaspora

Black art

Fashion

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

31 in x 49 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc36

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0072

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection