Awakening

Item sets
TSU Hannah Hall Murals
Hannah Hall 2nd Floor Murals
TSU Permanent Collection
TSU Permanent Collection 2D Items
Title
Awakening
Description
Gordon’s mural shows the artist in various stages of her creative process, reflecting the influence of her TSU art professors. In the composition, she portrays herself sculpting a terracotta bison, throwing pottery at a wheel, weaving at a loom, and drawing at an easel. A wispy fabric runs through the mural, a motif in some of her other works.
Creator
Erma Gordon
Date Created
1968
Medium
tempera
Spatial Coverage
2nd floor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University
Extent
114.5 x 72.5, 39 x 72.5 in.

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