Abstract Couple Maquette Created by a TSU Student for Ceramics Class with Professor Carroll Harris Simms

Item

Original Title
title unknown
Devised Title
Abstract Couple Maquette Created by a TSU Student for Ceramics Class with Professor Carroll Harris Simms
Date
unknown
Creator
unknown Texas Southern art student
Description
This maquette shows a human-like couple with enlarged heads and hands. The artist suggests their intimacy by joining their lower bodies together. The full-scale sculpture features finer details, such as modified head shapes, embellishments, and greater use of negative space.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
Art
HBCU student work
Family
Additional Subject
Afrocentrism
Black art
Sculpture
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Terracotta
Measurements
5 1/8 in x 9 5/8 in x 6 1/8 in
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
pc123
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.TSU.0059
Contributing Institution
Texas Southern University
Item sets
TSU Sculptures