Overlapping Jazz

Media: Overlapping Jazz Panels Combined; Overlapping Jazz Left Panel; Overlapping Jazz Right Panel

Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Overlapping Jazz
Date: 1959
Creator: Bob Heliton See all items with this value
Description: The mural captures the emotion and creative environment of a mid-20th century jazz club. Heliton chose a corner spot for his mural, which lends a sense of depth to the piece. The overlapping of patterns, portraits, and instruments suggests the intimacy of a small club interior.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Music See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Jazz; Musical Instruments; Performers; Nightlife
Current Location: 3rd Floor, Corner of West and South Corridors, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 72 in x 33 in; 72 in x 82 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 21
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0294
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