John Biggers on TSU's Campus

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

John Biggers on TSU's Campus

Date

1980

Creator

Earlie Hudnall

Description

This photograph by Earlie Hudnall shows John Biggers seated on a bench near Texas Southern's Fairchild Building. He holds a mother & child sculpture in his left hand and an Aunt Dicy (of the eponymous tales) sculpture in his right. A mammy doll is seen to his left on the ground.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU leadership See all items with this value

HBCU institutional history See all items with this value

Education See all items with this value

Additional Subject

African diaspora

Afrocentrism

Black art

Educators

Faculty

Sculpture

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print of black-and-white photograph

Measurements

20 1/2 in x 16 1/4 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc22

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0020

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection