Man and Woman

Man and Woman by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Man and Woman
Date: Unknown
Creator: Unknown See all items with this value
Description: This terracotta was created by an unknown Texas Southern art student. The form suggests a surreal male and female pair warmly embracing each other. The artist employs negative space uniquely in this sculpture; additional gendered embellishments can be seen within the open heads. These exterior decorations were required by Professor Carroll Harris Simms.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Black art; Sculpture
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 22 in x 34 in x 28 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc3
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0254
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: Wardlaw, Alvia J. "Carroll Harris Simms: Pioneer of African-American Sculpture and Art Education." Texas State Historical Association. 28 August, 2013. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/simms-carroll-harris.
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Item sets: Art; HBCU Art: No Less Lovely Being Dark; TSU Student Terracottas; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection