Armstead Mills' painting shows a woman holding a bucket and striding through a field of flowers, with a small dog at her ankles. Malindy, wearing a dress and carrying a bucket, is portrayed tenderly and beautifully in this colorful nature scene.
The print by Booker shows a rural landscape featuring a small run down house. The area is not frequented by people which is shown by the boarded window and the cracked and overgrown path.
This etching by American artist Leonard Baskin shows a dog dozing in a meadow. Unlike most works in the Permanent Collection, the artist is not an alumnus of Texas Southern, nor tied to the university in any way. Instead, this piece was donated to the museum by a benefactor.
This sketch by John Biggers is part of his planning process for his mural in Christia V. Adair Park, named for an iconic Houston civil rights activist. The mural design for Adair Park is based on the dogon house, and features several intricate patterns across its multiple panels.
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.
The Kuba kingdom was founded in the 16th century by the Bushoog who are still ruled by a king today. More than twenty tyoes if tribal masks are used among the Kiba or "people of lightning", with meaning and functions that vary from group to group. Ritual ceremonies were an opportunity to display decorative arts and masks to honor the spirit of the deceased or to honor the king.
Three types of masks related to Kiba mythological history have been associated with dances that take place in the royal compound, on the occasion of funerals, enthronements, or for circumcisions: the first/ known as Moshambwooy, represents Woot, the founder of the Bushoong sub-tribe, the culture hero.
The spirit stands above the plantain and holds the crop between his legs in the same way that older spirits protected the home and lamb. However, in contrast to the older spirits, the spirit itself shows evidence of violence, decay, and death. Perhaps this is a message of how far the spirit would go as a sacrificial servant whose duty is to protect the crop at any price
Also known as 'Guardian of the plantain', the calm serene face of the serpent in the 'Protector of the crops' is similar to the face of the lamb being protected by the 'Protector of the flocks of sheep'.
A letter from Dr. King to Chaplain Daniel Wyn acklogeding receipt of a previous letter and providing condolences for the original Chapel building being destroyed by a fire.
Booker T. Washington presented a speech during the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia on September 18, 1895. This speech would be referred to as the "Atlanta Compromise".
Booker T. Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. His greatest achievement was the creation of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1881.
