Shrine of the Clowns

Media: TexasSouthern/HCAC.TSU.0298.jpg

Original Title: Shrine of the Clowns
Date: 1967
Creator: Charles L. Thomas See all items with this value
Description: Thomas’ mural depicts an abstracted circus scene. In the center, three clowns, perhaps self-portraits, dressed in collars and muted colors, look seriously towards the viewer. The figures’ contemplative expressions stand in sharp contrast to their dress and profession.
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; Recreation See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Costume; Performers; Religious symbols in art
Current Location: 2nd Floor, South Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Location: Houston; Texas; United States
Type: Murals
Medium: acrylic
Additional Techniques: Mural painting
Measurements: 72 in x 194 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: 81
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0298
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