In this interview, Texas Southern art alumnus Moses Adams, Jr. discusses his experiences as a student in the class of 1969. He found his undergraduate courses challenging because he did not have a deep background in art and the TSU faculty had high standards. Adams created a sprawling, abstract mural reflecting on drug addiction and urban decay.
Mr. Jamison talks about Head Start from 1964-1968, including his travel through Mississippi to meet with communities and promote Head Start. This is the first interview of 2.
A map of the Farish Street Historic District with markers for different land uses: streets, railroads, utility corridors, hydrography, residential, government/institutional, industrial, commercial, and open space.
A dark-skinned Black boy is standing on the porch of a brown farm house with a brown hat in his left hand, a farming tool in his right hand and a red handkerchief in his back pocket. The porch has a wooden column and blue and red linen over the window. There is a barn behind the boy with a water barrel.
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.
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.
