Hope no. 1 and Hope no. 2

Original Title

Hope no. 1 and Hope no. 2

Date

1972

Creator

Maurice Ellison See all items with this value

Description

Ellison’s pair of murals speaks to political and social issues of the 1960s and 1970s. The murals express hope through resistance, in spite of the challenges facing Black America. In the middle, a bald eagle holds a broken lynch rope in its beak and “the law” in its talons.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Death

Discrimination

Political organizations

Protest

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Current Location

2nd Floor, West Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Murals

Medium

tempera

Additional Techniques

Mural painting

Measurements

72 in x 148 in

72 in x 35 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

64

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0301

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

Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

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