Cold War Chaos

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0239.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Cold War Chaos
Date: c. 1957
Creator: Jesse McCowan See all items with this value
Description: Portraying the brutality of war in the mid-twentieth century, McCowan, a veteran, integrates the wall’s architectural elements (a fire hose and extinguisher) to highlight the tension of the scene. The mushroom cloud above the fire hose highlights Cold War-era anxieties.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Military See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Architecture; Black art; Death; Korean War, 1950-1953; Weapons
Current Location: 3rd Floor, South Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 71 in x 52 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 8
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0239
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; Hannah Hall Murals; Texas Southern University Collections