Thornton Dial, Sr.
Freedom

Freedom

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

Freedom
Freedom
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Freedom
Date2000–2002
PlaceAlabama, United States
MediumMixed media
Dimensions72 1/2 × 84 × 13 1/2 in. (184.2 × 213.4 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Long Endowment for American Art
Object number2002.3250
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; Bill Arnett; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004. [No catalogue].

“Thornton Dial in the 21st Century,” The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, September 25, 2005–January 8, 2006.

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