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Almanac - Time for Things to Grow

1992

Thornton Dial

Associated Names

Thornton Dial

Artist, American, 1928 - 2016

The image shows swirling, curved lines and overlapping shapes in an abstract composition. In the center is a shape resembling a large fish with textured patterns resembling scales and fins. Surrounding the fish are forms suggesting distorted human faces with wide eyes and exaggerated features. The background is filled with green swirls and patches resembling leaves or waves.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and charcoal on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr. in honor of Dr. Kline Armond Price, Jr., Hugh Bernard Price and in memory of their parents Charlotte Schuster Price and Dr. Kline Armond Price, Sr.
Dimensions

sheet: 75.57 × 56.52 cm (29 3/4 × 22 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.24.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr., NY; gift to NGA, 2015

Associated Names

Williams, E.T. Jr.

Exhibition History

2022

Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2022-2023.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: TD

Wikidata ID

Q64633322

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