item gifted by “The Art Guys” Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth to Texas Southern University - print of whale leaping out of water, within and around whale are colorful fish - frame is glazed with matte turquoise color and an eyeball, hand and paintbrush and inscribed “Pre Rome”
item gifted by “The Art Guys” (Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth) to Texas Southern University - colorful print, face within iris of eyeball intersected by colorful beams, inside a gilded metal frame decorated with coins and inscribed “Post Rome”
Four figures drawn in style of traditional African wooden carving. Mother and children holding hands and on her back, floating along lilly pads. Comet at top left, fish in foreground. Brown, green, and dark tones
Three women featured in the background with tribal patterns on clothing. In the foreground there is a shell, flower, and beaded items. Warm tones red, brown and green.
Man on the right is shown with blood dripping from forehead and neck (Black Jesus?), to left a group of men, women and children looking at the bloodied man distraught, confused, or with worry. Night scene with street light casting off shadow. Mixture of colors, warm toned
Portrait of the artist in three positions, one facing towards the viewer, the left holding face in palms and the right closed eyes with hands extending outward. Children jumping surrounded by wispy white fluid/movement
Railroad and landscape scene with six figures set apart in three groups creating a triangular shape. Woman holding bucket, pair in center looking onward and three figures on right side tilling the land. Warm tones, brown and green
Portrait of a smiling Black woman with closed eyes and large gold earrings, head wrap pattern extends beyond the head, filling the background of the painting. Blue and gold tones
Two women appear to be fleeing with children in their arms, standing over the roots of a tree. Below, there is a damaged boat and heavy tides. To the right, a man extends his arm. Cool tones, blue and green. Heavily damaged - punctured rip in canvas
Young boy sitting on grass with Black angel extending hands in the sky, another child running in the field at a distance. To the left a bird sits calmly. Cool blue tones.