Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr. (American, 1928–2016)American, 1928–2016
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Lost Farm (Billy Goat Hill)
Date2000–2002
PlaceAlabama, United States
MediumMixed media
Dimensions84 × 72 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (213.4 × 184.2 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Long Endowment for American Art
Object number2002.3249
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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.
"Hard Truths: the Art of Thornton Dial," Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, February 27–May 15, 2011; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, February 26–May 20, 2012; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 30–September 30,2012; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, March 23–June 16, 2013.
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1992
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2003.693
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1998
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1993
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