Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr. (American, 1928–2016)American, 1928–2016
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Man That Left Home Walking and Came Back Riding
Date1994
PlaceUnited States
MediumSteel frame, textiles including cotton and nylon hose, latex rubber gloves, leather, string, brass zipper, polyester resin putty, and latex house paint
Dimensions44 × 26 × 42 in. (111.8 × 66 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2003.694
Not on view
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Department
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