Name/Title
Styling HairEntry/Object ID
2019.1.17Description
In this scene, Dial uses charcoal and pencil to portray four nude women styling of seduction and refuge. He was once criticized by a journalist who claimed his portrayal each other's hair. Dial was raised by women and as such reveres them as strong, powerful and nurturing. Thus, he chose to paint them nude, appreciating them as figures of women was "crude" and lacked talent. This deeply offended them because of his great respect for the females. He paints women as generalized, sexualized, poetic figures in his admiration for them.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Charcoal, pencilCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2019.1Source or Donor
Hill, Lou & CaynneAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Dial, Thornton Sr.Role
ArtistDate made
1997Interpretative 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