One Day I'll Be Free

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

One Day I'll Be Free

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Description

This mural reflects themes of emancipation and progress. The figure of a Black man raises his fist, while broken chains dangle from his waist. The bales of cotton and chains allude to slavery. Black men in various professions represent changes brought by emancipation.

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

Civil rights See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Crops

Domestic animals

Plants

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 143 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

91

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0299

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