Stained Glass Crucifix

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0287.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Stained Glass Crucifix
Date: 1961
Creator: James H. McNeil See all items with this value
Description: McNeil creates a scene of Black spirituality and worship, surrounding images of Black men with the traditional symbols of the cross, the lamb, the dove, and the wine of communion. Placing two of the figures against stained glass windows yields a direct connection with the interior of the Black church.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Architecture; Black art; Christianity; Prayers; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Religious symbols in art
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 192 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 7
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0287
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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 Collection; Texas Southern University Collections