John T. Biggers
(1924-2001)

Died aged c. 77

John Thomas Biggers (April 13, 1924 – January 25, 2001) was an African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward the end of World War II. Biggers created works critical of racial and economic injustice. He also served as the founding chairman of the art department at Houston's Texas State University for Negroes (now Texas Southern University), a historically black college.

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John Thomas Biggers. #17213
Texas Historical Marker #17213

John Thomas Biggers. #17213

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