Thornton Dial, Sr.
Liberty

Liberty

© Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Liberty
Liberty
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Liberty
Date1999
PlaceUnited States
MediumInk wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions44 3/8 × 30 1/8 in. (112.8 × 76.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2003.699
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; purchased by the MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

"The Art of Exaggeration," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1 July - 23 September, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: "Liberty / 9-'99"
Initialed in pencil, recto of sheet, lower right: "TD"

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