Suffer the Little Children

Original Title: Suffer the Little Children
Date: 1969
Creator: Oliver Parson
Description: This drawing by Oliver Parson shows a group of emaciated children seated on a checkerboard patterned floor. There is also a chick, just hatched from its egg, that seems to be struggling to survive. Parson has an incredible talent for conveying powerful emotions in his works.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; HBCU Student Work; Violence; Art
Additional Subject: Black art; Death
Type: Print
Medium: pens and ink
Measurements: 23 1/2 in x 33 1/2 in
Format: PNG
HBCU Identifier: pc23
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0018
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection