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Thornton Dial Sr., “Untitled (with Female Puppet)”, Bessemer, Alabama, n.d., Paint on wood with…
Untitled (with Female Puppet)
Thornton Dial Sr., “Untitled (with Female Puppet)”, Bessemer, Alabama, n.d., Paint on wood with…
Thornton Dial Sr., “Untitled (with Female Puppet)”, Bessemer, Alabama, n.d., Paint on wood with papier-mache and fiber construction, 48 × 50 × 6 1/2 in., Collection of the American Folk Art Museum, Gift of T. Marshall Hahn Jr., 1996.17.2. Photo by Adam Reich. © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Untitled (with Female Puppet)

Artist ((1928–2016))
Daten.d.
Place/RegionBessemer, Alabama, United States
MediumPaint on wood with papier-mache and fiber construction
Dimensions48 × 50 × 6 1/2"
Credit LineGift of T. Marshall Hahn Jr.
Accession number1996.17.2
Photo CreditAdam Reich
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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1993
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1990
1992.20.2
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Birds Got to Have Somewhere to Roost
Thornton Dial Sr.
2012
2013.6.1
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People Love to Model
Thornton Dial Sr.
1990
1992.20.1
Artist unidentified, “Hand Screen”, England, Early 19th Century, Paint on papier-mâché and wood…
Hand Screen
Artist unidentified
Early 19th century
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Proud Family
Thornton Dial Sr.
1997
2013.5.4
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Looking Out to See Drugs Peddled
Thornton Dial Sr.
1992
2012.18.1
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Bird (Rooster)
Alejandro Sandoval
1985
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Untitled (Head)
James "Son Ford" Thomas
n.d.
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A Basket is Like a Man's Mind
Thornton Dial Sr.
1989
1990.3.4
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Oprah Winfrey
Thornton Dial Sr.
1988
1990.3.3
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.
1989
1992.20.3