War and Famine

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0290.jpg

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: War and Famine
Date: 1956
Creator: Henry Gaston Michaux See all items with this value
Description: Michaux, a war veteran, was given the opportunity by Dr. Biggers to paint this mural during his first year as an art major. Reflecting on the devastation of the then-recent World War II, the mural depicts terror, hunger, and human compassion.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Violence See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Crops; Death; Economic conditions; Motherhood; Weapons
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 68 in; 71 in x 45 in; 71 in x 64 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 2
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0290
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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