Bread and Butter

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0246.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Bread and Butter
Date: 1968
Creator: Laura Mass See all items with this value
Description: Mass depicts scenes of family life, including a gathering at the dinner table and church services. The laborer at the far right suggests the role of physical work in sustaining the Black family. As in other murals, architectural elements from Hannah Hall are incorporated in this mural.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Christianity; Furniture; Motherhood; Religious symbols in art; Social life and customs
Current Location: 2nd Floor, South Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 68 in x 180 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 80
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0246
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; Hannah Hall Murals; Texas Southern University Collections