A Man Can Be a Star, 1988

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Medium

galvanized ferrous metal, wood, carpet, glasses, and industrial sealing compound on wood

Dimensions

overall: 110.49 × 122.56 × 15.24 cm (43 1/2 × 48 1/4 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Accession Number

2020.28.11

Artists / Makers

Thornton Dial Jr. (artist) American, born 1953

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Provenance

The artist, Bessemer, Alabama; purchased 1988 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2012 to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

Associated Names

Arnett, William S.
Souls Grown Deep Foundation

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.