TSU Permanent Collection

Item set

Title
TSU Permanent Collection
Description
Permanent art collection of Texas Southern University, includes student work, African art, Hannah Hall murals, and terra cottas
Creator
Various TSU students and professors, as well as outside artists
Date Created
1950 - present

Items

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  • Suffer The Little Children
    Malnourished young boys on a checkered floor with a baby chick hatched out of a broken egg shell, surrounded by a fluid white shape in a space scene. Left-most figure looks intently at the viewer, uses greyscale and crosshatching.
  • [unknown]
    Photograph of Dr. John Biggers seated on a bench with traditional carvings in his lap and a doll sitting on grass.
  • [unknown]
    Photograph of Dr. John Biggers sitting with four young Black boys on a concrete stairway in front of home.
  • [unknown]
    Woven structure, etched with turtles traditional patterns topped with carved-like figurines catering to larger figure in the middle.
  • [unknown]
    Two police grabbing a Black man, in background bystanders viewing the altercation. Cool colors, heavy use of blue tones.
  • [unknown]
    Large, abstract hands emerging out of water, holding an open winged bird, shining sun above.
  • [unknown]
    Portrait of young man, pastel colors green, blue and purple.
  • Malindy
    Woman holding a bucket in a field of flowers, dog walking alongside, bright sunny scenery. Vibrant and rich colors.
  • [unknown]
    Latina woman standing with hands over chest, wrapped in traditional clothing, braided long hair. Cool tones purple and blue skyline, no damage
  • [unknown]
    Two working men in hats, standing on beams, putting together some sort of wiring or cabling
  • Stadium
    Baseball player wearing Giants uniform (perhaps Willie Mays) and catcher pictured after hitting a ball, colorful scene with large crowd and stadium in background
  • [unknown]
    Outdoor worship scene, praising through dance and song, tambourines and colorful clothing pictured, takes place beneath a large tree
  • [unknown]
    Woman sitting with hands cuffing neck, head bent upwards. Blue and white coloring, yellowing of paper
  • Dog in Meadow
    Dog resting in tall grass, oversized bird pictured perched above, yellowing - original etching 67/100
  • [unknown]
    Obama portrait with curtain in background, red, white and blue colors
  • [unknown]
    Snail with pictured in log, interior of snail’s shell shows a nighttime scene with tunneling insects - no damage
  • Storytelling
    Elder man sitting on a rocking chair speaking to three children, appears to be at night time with shading of very warm/dark colors. Minimal damage
  • Self-Portrait
    Artist pictured in an African-print shirt, the bottom of the shirt has a field and trees, with clasps shaped like human-figure carvings. Single feather floating above head with cool and warm tones used for background.
  • [unknown]
    Woman with eyes closed, holding baby in a blanket, seated on a stool muted background, warm orange/brown tones used for clothing - same style as #2 - water damage
  • [unknown]
    Back view of person with folded head wrap, greyscale, yellowing of paper
  • [unknown]
    Crow to the left with dripping blood in front of spider web, folded dollar bill caught in web, young child in center with patterned dress crossing hands over eyes, right side of mural shows Jesus crucified on a cross-like tree, again with crow and spider web attached. Cool color background
  • [unknown]
    Woman hunching over on stool with head down, muted background with warm tones used for dress and basket.
  • Exodus: Third Ward Child
    Child with a house in the center of his chest and flowing clothes, piece is separated into two wood panels. Color scheme gray scale with warm tones in background
  • [unknown]
    geometric figures with huts and staircases, center bottom two snails. Warm tones, heavy use of brown. Slight damage at bottom of mural.
  • [unknown]
    on left when descending stairs - abstract landscape scene, seated figures atop stairs in background, birds and bat flying with phases of the moon in upper right corner, fish in lower right corner - warm tones, red and blue