Name/Title
Life Go OnEntry/Object ID
2019.1.19Description
Of several works titled Life Go On, this particular piece features a woman with dark hair holding a bird. The bird has a bright red head, with sharp eyes and a multicolored body. To the right of the woman and bird sits a large tree. The drawing, done in dark lines of charcoal, is surrounded by rainbow hues of watercolor to create the captivating scene.
Before Dial, vernacular art wasn't considered "fine" art to the larger art community. But the game changed after his work was exhibited in museums like the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Smithsonian Museum of Art in D.C., and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor Paint, Colored pencilsCollection
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