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King of Africa Thornton Dial, Jr. Photo by Brad Wrisley © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / A…
King of Africa
King of Africa Thornton Dial, Jr. Photo by Brad Wrisley © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / A…
King of Africa Thornton Dial, Jr. Photo by Brad Wrisley © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Record Details

King of Africa

Artist ((b. 1953))
Date1989
Place/RegionBessemer, Alabama
MediumEnamel on carpet and incised wood with industrial sealing compound
Dimensions48 × 72"
Credit LineMuseum of American Folk Art purchase made possible with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
Accession number1990.3.2
Copyright© 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
The Man Rode Past His Barn to Another New Day Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Gamma One © 2016 …
The Man Rode Past His Barn to Another New Day
Thornton Dial Sr.
1994–1995
2001.2.1
Thornton Dial Sr., (1928–2016), “People Love to Model”, Bessemer, Alabama, 1990, Oil, braided r…
People Love to Model
Thornton Dial Sr.
1990
1992.20.1
Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Stephen Pitkin / Pitkin Studi…
Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost
Thornton Dial Sr.
2012
2013.6.1
Tiger Cats Coming and Going Thornton Dial Sr. Photographed by Adam Reich © 2016 Estate of …
Tiger Cats Coming and Going
Thornton Dial Sr.
1989
1998.10.18
Thornton Dial Sr., “Table”, Bessemer, Alabama, c. 1995, Steel, and acrylic paint, 18 1/4 x 25 5…
Untitled (Dog)
Thornton Dial Sr.
c. 1987
2019.23.2
Sitting and Waiting - the Man Needs Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Gavin Ashworth © 2016 Estat…
Sitting and Waiting - the Man Needs
Thornton Dial Sr.
1993
2013.5.1
Sgraffito Plate Artist Unknown Photographed by Helga Photo Studio
Sgraffito Plate
Artist unidentified
1820
1990.26.2
Thornton Dial Sr., (1928–2016), “Oprah Winfrey”, Bessemer, Alabama, 1988, Oil and enamel on ply…
Oprah Winfrey
Thornton Dial Sr.
1988
1990.3.3
Proud Family Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Adam Reich © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artist…
Proud Family
Thornton Dial Sr.
1997
2013.5.4
Thornton Dial Sr., “Animal Cookies. Play and Eat”, Bessemer, Alabama, 1992, Enamel and plywood …
Animal Cookies. Play and Eat
Thornton Dial Sr.
1992
2015.17.1
Purvis Young, “Railroad Gang Reaching for a Better Life”, Miami, Florida, c. 1990s, House paint…
Railroad Gang Reaching for a Better Life
Purvis Young
c. 1990s
2020.13.3
Possibly Tolliver family member, “Untitled, Girl with Man on Horse,” Montgomery, Alabama, 1973,…
Untitled, Girl with Man on Horse
Possibly Tolliver family member
1973
1985.22.1