Preface, 1996
Preface, 2009
Background
The mural as art form
Images of Africa
Gastonia, North Carolina, 1924–1941
Hampton Institute: 1941–1946
1. Dying Soldier, location unknown
2. Community Preacher (Country Preacher), location unknown
3. U. S. Navy Mural, destroyed
5. Sharecroppers, Paul Robeson Center,Pennsylvania State University
6. Baptism, Hampton State University
7. Day of the Harvest and 8. Night of the Poor,Burrowes Hall, Pennsylvania State University
Houston: 1949–1957
9. Harvesters and Gleaners, destroyed
10. Contribution of Negro Women to American Life and Education,Blue Triangle YMCA, Houston, Texas
11. History of Negro Education in Morris County, Texas,Paul Pewitt ISD, Morris County, Texas
12. History of the International Longshoremen’s Local 872,International Longshoremen’s Association Local #24,Houston, Texas
West Africa, July–December, 1957
Houston 1958–1974
13. Web of Life, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
14. Red Barn Farm, Dowling Veterinary Center, Houston, Texas
15. Birth from the Sea, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
John Biggers’s African art collection
Selections from collection
Predominant themes from the collection
Design elements
A Pantheon of ancient deities
Development of visual metaphoric language
Houston Texas
16. Family Unity, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
17. Quilting Party, Houston Music Hall, Houston, Texas
18. Christia V. Adair, Christia V. Adair Park, Harris County, Texas
Houston, 1983–1989
19. Song of the Drinking Gourds,Tom Bass Regional Park, Harris County, Texas
20. East Texas Patchwork, Paris, Texas Public Library
Gastonia, North Carolina, 1990–1993
21. Origins and 22. Ascension, Winston-Salem State University
23. House of the Turtle and 24. Tree House, Hampton UniversityMuseum, Hampton, Virginia
25. Celebration of Life, Minneapolis, Minnesota
26. Salt Marsh, University of Houston
27. Nubia: The Origins of Business and Commerce,Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
John Biggers's Personal Selected Bibliography
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