Name/Title
Life Go OnEntry/Object ID
2019.1.16Description
This charcoal and watercolor piece depicts a large male head with arms, a nude woman, and a bird overhead. Dial's famous works of vernacular art often feature the relationships between men and women.
Thornton Dial, Sr. is now considered one of the creative geniuses of his time, and the most famous vernacular artist from the Southeast, whose work has shattered the art world's notion of "folk" and "outsider" art.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, pencil, Charcoal, Watercolor PaintCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2019.1Source or Donor
Hill, Lou & CaynneAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Dial, Thornton Sr.Role
ArtistDate made
1991Interpretative Labels
Label
Thornton Dial, Sr. (1928-2016)
Thornton Dial, Sr. is the most famous vernacular artist from the Southeast, whose work has shattered the art world's notion of "folk" and "outsider" art. Although Dial has never had any education or art training and is from a rural town in Alabama, his work touches on themes of racial inequality, struggles in a modern world, and relationships between men and women, themes that resonate with audiences around the world.Created By
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January 22, 2019