Men and Women on the Farm

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0232.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Men and Women on the Farm
Date: c. 1963
Creator: Charles Ross See all items with this value
Description: Ross’s mural represents Black rural life in the early to mid twentieth century. The composition highlights the gendered division of labor, and how women’s work focuses on maintaining the home. Ross grew up in Huntsville, Texas, and this scene may represent his background and experiences.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Rural Life See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: American South; Black art; Crops; Domestic animals; Domestic Labor; Motherhood
Current Location: 3rd Floor, South Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 72 in x 144 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 33
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0232
Rights: 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.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; HBCU Community: Connection to Community; Hannah Hall Murals Collection; Texas Southern University Collections