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Celebration

Thornton Dial American
2004
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Celebration
  • Artist: Thornton Dial (American, Emelle, Alabama 1928–2016 McCalla, Alabama)
  • Date: 2004
  • Medium: Graphite, pastel, watercolor, and gouache on paper
  • Dimensions: 30 1/8 in. × 44 in. (76.5 × 111.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.548.24
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Thornton Dial/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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