From Sun-up to Sun-down

Original Title

From Sun-up to Sun-down

Date

c. 1979

Creator

Roy Williams See all items with this value

Description

In a triptych style, Williams’ mural shows three central themes: a family gathered around a newborn (religion), seated near a hearth (home), and working together in the fields (labor). Black rural life is a major subject in the Hannah Hall murals.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Family See all items with this value

Agriculture See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Architecture

Black art

Crops

Domestic animals

Motherhood

Religious symbols in art

Current Location

2nd Floor, Elevator Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Murals

Additional Techniques

Mural painting

Measurements

107 in x 271 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

97

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0281

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

References

"Triptych." Tate Gallery. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/t/triptych.