Man in a cowboy hat

Item

Original Title
Man in a cowboy hat
Date
c. 1970
Creator
Bennie Settles
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
HBCU student work
Art
Landscapes
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
Item sets
TSU Paintings