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Proud Family
Thornton Dial Sr.
Photo by Adam Reich

© 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artist…
Proud Family
Proud Family
Thornton Dial Sr.
Photo by Adam Reich

© 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artist…
Proud Family Thornton Dial Sr. Photo by Adam Reich © 2016 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Record Details

Proud Family

Artist ((1928–2016))
Date1997
Place/RegionAlabama, United States
MediumArtificial flowers, printed fabric, wire, rope, rubber, plastic, oil paint, clothing, glove, metal, and enamel
Dimensions48 × 60 × 8"
Credit LineGift of Ron and June Shelp
Accession number2013.5.4
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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Thornton Dial Sr.
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Thornton Dial Sr.
1994–1995
2001.2.1
Sitting and Waiting - the Man Needs
Thornton Dial Sr.
Photo by Gavin Ashworth

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Thornton Dial Sr.
1993
2013.5.1
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Thornton Dial Sr.
1990
1992.20.1
Tiger Cats Coming and Going
Thornton Dial Sr.
Photographed by Adam Reich

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Thornton Dial Sr.
1989
1998.10.18
Thornton Dial Sr., (1928–2016), “Oprah Winfrey”, Bessemer, Alabama, 1988, Oil and enamel on ply…
Thornton Dial Sr.
1988
1990.3.3
Traps
Ron Lockett
Photo by Adam Reich
Ronald Lockett
1989
1990.3.1
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Thornton Dial Sr.
Photo by Stephen Pitkin / Pitkin Studi…
Thornton Dial Sr.
2012
2013.6.1
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Thornton Dial Sr.
1992
2015.17.1
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Philadelphia Wireman
1970–1982
2001.29.2
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Thornton Dial Sr.
c. 1987
2019.23.2
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Calvin Black (1903–1972) and Ruby Black (1915–1980)
n.d.
2019.20.1