Treaty

Item

Original Title
Treaty
Date
unknown
Creator
Kermit Oliver
Description
Oliver's painting depicts an accord between settlers and a group of indigenous Americans. Colonizers consistently broke their agreements with tribes, and took more and more land from them. Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest are frequent subjects of Oliver's work.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Art
Law
Clothing and dress
Additional Subject
American West
Black art
Landscape
Racial violence
Type
Painting
Medium
paint on canvas
Measurements
30 1/2 in x 41 in
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
pc171
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.TSU.0057
Contributing Institution
Texas Southern University
Collection
Permanent Collection
Item sets
TSU Paintings