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Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost
Thornton Dial Sr.
Photo by Stephen Pitkin / Pitkin Studi…
Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost
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. Photo by Stephen Pitkin / Pitkin Studio © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost

Artist ((1928–2016))
Place createdBessemer, Alabama, United States
Date2012
MediumWood, carpet scraps, corrugated tin, burlap, nails, and enamel on wood
Dimensions61 1/4 x 48 x 10 " (155.6 x 121.9 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Thornton Dial Family
Accession number2013.6.1
ClassificationPaintings
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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