Along with art department founder John Biggers, who arrived in 1949, Simms “built that department from the ground up,” said Alvia Wardlaw, director and curator of TSU's University Museum.

HOUSTON – Standing in front of the Martin Luther King building at Texas Southern University is an iconic sculpture called African Queen Mother. Many view it as a large fountain or a landmark for ...

John Biggers, world-renowned artist and scholar, established an art department at TSU in 1949, and sought to create a permanent art collection at the university using the works of the students who ...