Lady in the Shower

1995

Thornton Dial

Associated Names
Thornton Dial

Artist, American, 1928 - 2016

The image displays swirling lines and curved shapes forming an abstract composition. The lines intersect and curve around each other, creating a distorted face with bold eyes and lips. The design evokes a surreal portrait with elements resembling human facial features, alongside undulating forms and circular motifs. The shapes are surrounded by muted earth tones and soft highlights.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, McCalla, Alabama; 1995 William S. Arnett, Atlanta, Georgia; 2009 gift to Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia; 2010 transfer to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia; 2020 purchased by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

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

2022

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

Bibliography

2000

  • Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001: vol. 2, p. 207, pl. 140, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: T D; upper right verso in graphite: 324

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