The Great Race

Original Title

The Great Race

Date

1970

Creator

Oliver Parson See all items with this value

Description

This work, by Oliver Parson, is a calm and dreamlike scene of a child sitting in a prairie, as an angel and a person both race towards him. Both figures may represent salvation; the person aims to rescue him from death, while the angel tries to save him from Earth. A faint glow emanates from the child.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Landscapes See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Religious symbols in art

Nature

Black art

Death

Type

Painting

Medium

paint on canvas

Measurements

43 in x 51 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc27

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0067

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

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