Items

• Awakening

  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.
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  This mural by an unknown student artist reflects themes of emancipation and progress. The central figure of a shirtless Black man raises his fist, while broken chains dangle from his waist. Bales of cotton and chains signify slavery in the mural, while, on the right, Black men in various professions represent changes brought by emancipation.
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  greyscale, protest scene, faceless, toppling column - damaged/graffiti (left side when ascending stairs)
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  Alpha Kappa Alpha crest, young women, boutique - unfinished sketch (right when descending from third floor)
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  US military, clock, large American flag, cross and Muslim crescent moon and star (hilal), wooden building, man’s legs morph into flag, turtle carrying embryos, unfinished - heavily damaged (right of door when ascending stairs from first floor)
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  geometric patterns, fox, deer, and another animal in front of a tree, mountain in background - small scraping of paint
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  red and turquoise hues, fluid ribbon throughout mural, sleeping or dead woman in middle, various figures with unseen faces - minimal damage
• Holy Family

  pointillism, Jesus written in art, vibrant colors, use of negative space - partially destroyed, 1975; repainted, 1977
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  “5S673 Alabama” written on tag, muted colors, hand in center reaching towards sword, arm concealed in newspaper - moderate damage
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  war and death, family broken by war, sharp object with flag, Bobby Seale, Muhammad Ali - small chips
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  skull behind globe, bubbles above layers, dark hues - small damage
• Shrine of the Clowns

  different body styles, transparent bubble, boy holding torch, clown in center - minimal damage
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  worker by railroad, workers waiting on train, church, kids sitting at desk, group at table eating bread - no damage
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  monkeys, sea life, bubbles, American flag wrapped around naked woman’s body, children playing, pagoda imagery, amorphous man (Dr. King?) - damaged
• Visions

  seven Black men men looking into the distance, uses neutral tones - small line crack damage, partially destroyed, 1975
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  ancient column, mother earth in center, men dragging heavy ball-weights, continuous saws, gears working in background - chipping of paint
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  moon with face, several hands, KKK, coin, predatory birds, various working class people, homeless man, preacher, graduate (holding a watermelon), hourglass, falcon, several large hands - minimal damage
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  Afrocentric Adam & Eve/Garden of Eden scene, Muslim crescent moon and star (hilal), chips missing from paint
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  railroad, eagle, sky different on both sides, birth/death, pregnant woman on left side, elder on right side, pain in center, dog looking back, possible reference to parting of the Red Sea, use of wall cutout to hide God’s face - small chips missing
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  futuristic freeway, flying vehicles, buildings, colorful/vibrant cars
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  woman merging with sun, yellow hues - possibly unfinished - flaking of paint
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  American flag with pieces of corn, Dr. King, church, graveyard, preacher, emphasis on feeding and clothing Black children, globe and scale - small damage
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  fantasy scene, faces peeking from tree, mother holding dead son?, one-eyed woman in cloak, moonlight from left - cracking of paint
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  Black power, fighting back to protect community from police brutality, Medusa beauty shop, intentional placement of mural with fire hose, goddess, red eye beaming, brick looks like speech bubbles - chips of painting missing
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  three panels, goddesses, South Asian style, night and day, sun painted in center of columns, use of swirls design, sari? - not damaged