Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey)

1995

Thornton Dial

Sculptor, American, 1928 - 2016

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On View

NGA, East Building, EU-407-B, CENTER


Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1928-2016], McCalla, Alabama; purchased 1995 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2005 to Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; transfer 2010 to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South, Michael G. Carlos Museum at City Hall East, Atlanta, 1996.

Bibliography

2000

  • Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001.


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