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The Blood: They Don't Look for Nothing to Stay Alive Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Gavin Ashwort…
The Blood: They Don't Look for Nothing to Stay Alive
The Blood: They Don't Look for Nothing to Stay Alive Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Gavin Ashwort…
The Blood: They Don't Look for Nothing to Stay Alive Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Gavin Ashworth © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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The Blood: They Don't Look for Nothing to Stay Alive

Artist ((1928–2016))
Date1989
Place/RegionBessemer, Alabama
MediumMixed media on plywood
Dimensions48 × 96"
Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett in memory of Robert Bishop
Accession number1992.20.3
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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