Bison

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Original Title: Bison
Date: 1968
Creator: Erma Gordon See all items with this value
Description: Erma Gordon’s “Bison” sculpture includes two-toned clay with a smooth finish on the body. The hair of the bison is carefully sculpted on the top of its body, lending a realistic, soft texture. The artist depicted herself creating this sculpture in her Hannah Hall mural. Wildlife are frequent subjects of TSU student terracottas.
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; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; American West; Black art; Domestic animals; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 35 in x 24 in x 14 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc21
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0256
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections