Self-portrait
Item
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Original Title
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Self-portrait
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Date
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1964
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Creator
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Leon Renfro
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Description
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Leon Renfro’s bust is unique within the Texas Southern sculpture collection. It is one of only two busts made from a white plaster (as opposed to the standard terracotta material). The sculpture is also rather bare, lacking the intricate embellishments and ornamentation that are typical of the work of Carroll Harris Simms’ students.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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HBCU student work
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HBCU institutional history
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Additional Subject
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Afrocentrism
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Black art
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Faculty
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Sculpture
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Type
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Sculpture
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Medium
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Plaster
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Measurements
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7 in x 12 in x 6 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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tc136
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0070
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University
