Family Scene

Title: Family Scene
Description: Sifuentes' shows multiple generations of a family, painted in a geometric style. The scene depicts parents and grandparents caring for children, with deceased ancestors (painted with angel wings) looking over them. Sifuentes borrows visual symbols from Dr. Biggers in this piece, including the tortoise (longevity) and the serpent (danger).
Creator: Jesse Sifuentes Jr.
Date Created: 1978
Medium: acrylic
Spatial Coverage: 1st floor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Extent: 270 x 106 in.

Item sets: TSU Hannah Hall Murals; Hannah Hall 1st Floor Murals; TSU Permanent Collection; TSU Permanent Collection 2D Items