Thornton Dial

American, 1928 - 2016

Explore Selected Works

Thornton Dial, Master of the Red Meat, 1997, artificial flowers and plants, fabric, clothing scraps, industrial sealing compound, enamel, and spray paint on canvas mounted on wood, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.18

Master of the Red Meat

Thornton Dial · 1997 · artificial flowers and plants, fabric, clothing scraps, industrial sealing compound, enamel, and spray paint on canvas mounted on wood ·  Accession ID  2020.28.18

Thornton Dial, The Last Trip Home (Diana's Funeral), 1997, charcoal, graphite, and pastel on wove paper, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.13

The Last Trip Home (Diana's Funeral)

Thornton Dial · 1997 · charcoal, graphite, and pastel on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2020.28.13

Thornton Dial, Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey), 1995, roots, metal, corrugated tin, wire, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.12

Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey)

Thornton Dial · 1995 · roots, metal, corrugated tin, wire, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound ·  Accession ID  2020.28.12

Thornton Dial, Clothes Factory, 1995, mattress frame, rope, carpet, fabric, plastic, enamel, spray paint, and industrial sealing compound on canvas mounted on wood, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.33

Clothes Factory

Thornton Dial · 1995 · mattress frame, rope, carpet, fabric, plastic, enamel, spray paint, and industrial sealing compound on canvas mounted on wood ·  Accession ID  2020.28.33

Thornton Dial, Lady in the Shower, 1995, charcoal, graphite, and pastel on wove paper, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.34

Lady in the Shower

Thornton Dial · 1995 · charcoal, graphite, and pastel on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2020.28.34

Thornton Dial, A Shadow of Life, 1994, charcoal on wove paper, 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., 2015.24.2

A Shadow of Life

Thornton Dial · 1994 · charcoal on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.24.2

Thornton Dial, Almanac - Time for Things to Grow, 1992, watercolor and charcoal on wove paper, 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., 2015.24.1

Almanac - Time for Things to Grow

Thornton Dial · 1992 · watercolor and charcoal on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.24.1

Thornton Dial, Posing Movie Star Holding on for Freedom, 1991, graphite and watercolor on wove paper, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.35

Posing Movie Star Holding on for Freedom

Thornton Dial · 1991 · graphite and watercolor on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2020.28.35

Thornton Dial, Refugees Trying to Get to the United States, 1988, found wood, plastic tubing, window screen, wire, epoxy putty (possibly Splash Zone), aluminum foil, and enamel on wood, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.32

Refugees Trying to Get to the United States

Thornton Dial · 1988 · found wood, plastic tubing, window screen, wire, epoxy putty (possibly Splash Zone), aluminum foil, and enamel on wood ·  Accession ID  2020.28.32

Bibliography

2000

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