Name/Title
TrapsEntry/Object ID
2010.1.8Description
A common image in Ronald Lockett’s art, Traps is a depiction of a deer caught in a man-made fence. A cousin of the highly regarded Vernacular artist, Thornton Dial, Sr., Ronald Lockett called Dial "Uncle Buck"and considered him a mentor.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Collage, Watercolor Paint, ropeCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2010.1Source or Donor
Lou and Calynne HillAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Lockett, RonaldRole
ArtistDate made
1993Dimensions
Height
22 inWidth
29-3/4 inInterpretative Labels
Label
Ronald Lockett (1965-1998)
A cousin of the highly regarded Vernacular artist, Thornton Dial, Sr., Ronald Lockett called Dial "Uncle Buck" and considered him a mentor. Lockett says he knew he wanted to be an artist since the 4th grade and was a full-time artist after graduating high school. As a smaller man, Lockett was an outsider in his community and was pushed aside because he couldn't work manual labor jobs like other men his age. Lockett used found materials like wire, sticks, and tin to construct images he said expressed what he saw as "wrong with society". The artist died at age 33 of complications from the AIDS virus.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 2, 2009