Church Choir

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0240.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Church Choir
Date: c. 1962
Creator: Charles Hatter See all items with this value
Description: A full church choir sings passionately. Hatter chose this location to make use of the rectangular shape of the doorway, suggesting the arrangement of a choir standing on risers. The exit sign, which was previously embedded on the wall, cast rays of light across the choir members’ faces.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Music See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Architecture; Black art; Christianity; Performers; Prayers; Religious rituals and ceremonies
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 142 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 40
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0240
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; HBCU Black Joy: Legacy of Black Joy; Hannah Hall Murals Collection; Texas Southern University Collections