Connecting Threads

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Connecting Threads

Date

1971

Creator

Katie Oliver See all items with this value

Description

Oliver’s mural contains an homage to Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June. The central figure is surrounded by vast, flowing patterns of deep red, reddish-brown, pink, and aqua, in the midst of which two figures seem to struggle against the energized space, while the female figure remains in deep sleep.

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

Clothing and dress See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Costume

Fashion

Current Location

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

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Murals

Additional Techniques

Mural painting

Measurements

68 in x 38 in

68 in x 143 1/8 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

86

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0296

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

Hokanson, Alison. "The Fascination of Flaming June." Metropolitan Museum of Art. 23 August, 2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/flaming-june.