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Original Title
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title unknown
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Devised Title
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Shrine #2 Maquette
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Date
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1972
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Description
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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.
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Additional Subject
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Afrocentrism
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Black art
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Domestic animals
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LGBTQ
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Nature
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Sculpture
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Type
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Sculpture
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Medium
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Terracotta
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Measurements
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4 in x 8 in x 6 in
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Format
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JPEG
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OBJ
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HBCU Identifier
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tc114
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0058
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Rights
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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.
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University