John Biggers on TSU's Campus

Item

Original Title
title unknown
Devised Title
John Biggers on TSU's Campus
Date
1980
Creator
Earlie Hudnall
Description
This photograph by Earlie Hudnall shows John Biggers seated on a bench near Texas Southern's Fairchild Building. He holds a mother & child sculpture in his left hand and an Aunt Dicy (of the eponymous tales) sculpture in his right. A mammy doll is seen to his left on the ground.
Primary Subject
1900-1999
HBCU leadership
HBCU institutional history
Education
Additional Subject
African diaspora
Afrocentrism
Black art
Educators
Faculty
Sculpture
Location
Houston
Texas
United States
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print of black-and-white photograph
Measurements
20 1/2 in x 16 1/4 in
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
pc22
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.TSU.0020
Contributing Institution
Texas Southern University
Collection
Permanent Collection
Item sets
TSU Photographs