Bert Samples Standing by his Hannah Hall Mural

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Devised Title: Bert Samples Standing by his Hannah Hall Mural
Date: c. 1977
Creator: Jesse Sifuentes See all items with this value
Description: Texas Southern art alumnus Bertram (Bert) Samples is pictured here admiring his mural, which he painted on a first floor wall of Hannah Hall. Samples' mural shows the artist sleeping on his desk after his mother died, dreaming and remembering moments from his life. Samples went on to become one of the founders of Project Rowhouses, a Third Ward-based community art and social impact organization.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU campus life See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Death; Memory; Photography
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Photograph
Medium: Color Photograph
Measurements: 6 in x 4 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 2023-04-13-13-35-35-01
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0007
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University

Item sets: Ephemera & Objects; Texas Southern University Collections