Fishing Scene

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0279.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Fishing Scene
Date: c. 1975
Creator: Ben H. Parker See all items with this value
Description: The mural shows fishing life along the water. In the middle and on the right, a man is doubled over from his burden, while a group of fishermen brings their catch to shore. On the left, an elderly man and other figures suggest the trials and challenges of the ancestors.
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; Rural Life See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Nature; Wildlife
Current Location: 1st Floor, South Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 72 in x 140 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 108
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0279
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 Collection; Texas Southern University Collections