Clothes Factory
1995
Thornton Dial
Painter, American, 1928 - 2016
Artwork overview
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Medium
mattress frame, rope, carpet, fabric, plastic, enamel, spray paint, and industrial sealing compound on canvas mounted on wood
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
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Dimensions
overall: 152.4 × 217.17 × 26.67 cm (60 × 85 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
2020.28.33
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1928-2016], McCalla, Alabama; purchased 1995 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 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.
2021
Cooper, Harry. "Souls Grown Deep Foundation Acquisition." Art for the Nation no. 63 (Spring/Summer 2021): 11, fig. 11.
Inscriptions
lower left: TD
Wikidata ID
Q108687007