Original Title

Man in a cowboy hat

Date

c. 1970

Creator

Bennie Settles See all items with this value

Description

The piece by Bennie Settles shows a man wearing a cowboy hat, looking out onto a mostly empty field with two horses grazing. Settles was a student at Texas Southern and has many works in the collection showing his style of using rounded shapes and gradients to create muscle on his subjects.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Landscapes See all items with this value

Additional Subject

American South

Black art

Domestic animals

Nature

Type

Painting

Medium

acrylic

Measurements

33 1/4 in x 44 1/4 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc41

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0081

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection