Shrine #2 Maquette Created by Harry Vital for Ceramics Class with Professor Carroll Harris Simms

Original Title

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Devised Title

Shrine #2 Maquette Created by Harry Vital for Ceramics Class with Professor Carroll Harris Simms

Date

1972

Creator

Harry Vital

Description

Vital's maquette appears to portray an intersex human-chicken hybrid, which displays both male and female sex organs. The artist adorned the sculpture with swirl embellishments, a common motif in TSU terracottas. Vital would go on to make a full-scale version of this sculpture.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

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Additional Subject

Afrocentrism

Black art

Domestic animals

LGBTQ

Nature

Sculpture

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Measurements

4 in x 8 in x 6 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

tc114

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0058

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University