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                                Vernon Simmons interviewed by Rita Reyes
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Date                
 
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                                2022-10-26
                                                            
 
            
    
    
        
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        Contributor                
 
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                                Rita Reyes
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Description                
 
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                                In this interview, Texas Southern art alumnus Vernon Simmons discusses his experience as a student who graduated in 1996. Simmons' enrollment was interrupted by his Air Force service; as a result, he learned from different groups of faculty, including Biggers, Simms, Harry Vital, and Harvey Johnson. Biggers inspired him to paint what he could see.
                                                            
 
            
    
    
        
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        Additional Subject                
 
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                                American West
                                                            
 
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                                Black art
                                                            
 
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                                Educators
                                                            
 
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                                Faculty
                                                            
 
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                                Memory
                                                            
 
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                                Sculpture
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Type                
 
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                                Video
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Measurements                
 
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                                0:16:27
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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                                MP4
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        HBCU Identifier                
 
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                                Vernon Simmons interview
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        HCAC Identifier                
 
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                                HCAC.TSU.0098
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Rights                
 
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                                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.
                                                            
 
            
    
        
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        Contributing Institution                
 
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                                Texas Southern University
                                                            
 
            
    
    
        
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