John Thomas Biggers art works
name: label: Creator
content: Biggers, John Thomas (1924-2001)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Texas -- Houston
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas -- Houston
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- United States
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1981 by Dr. John Thomas Biggers.
creator: label: Creator
content: Biggers, John Thomas (1924-2001)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001) was an African American painter, muralist, and educator in Houston, Texas. He founded the art department at Texas Southern University in 1949, serving as director until 1983. Biggers also wrote Ananse: the Web of Life in Africa, published in 1962.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.biggjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3027 available for use through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Dr. John Biggers after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection consists of sketches, drawings, and five prints by African American artist John Thomas Biggers and date from 1940 to 1967. It includes studies for Dying Soldier, Preacher Mural, Web of Life, and other murals, as well as a family portrait dated 1948.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library holds the John Biggers papers, 1950-2001