Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr.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 Fund
Object number2003.694
Not on view
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Department
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1998
Paper, found textiles, found objects, Plexiglas, and paint over metal and wood armature
2003.695
Thornton Dial, Sr.
1992
Enamel and mixed media on wood
2003.693
Al Taylor
1998
Foamed plastic fishing floats, rubber bands, latex coating, bamboo garden stake, and sand-filled coffee can with plastic lid
2002.3444
Charles LeDray
2009
Laundry cart contents: purple satin bag; clear, white, and black hangers made from alumilite clear cast resin and galvanized steel wire; six pairs of trousers, one shirt, and two neckties made from various fabrics. Laundry bag with nylon cord, alumilite toggles, fabric, and thread, stuffed with fabric.
Palette: wood, nails, glue, wood stain, dirt.
Cart: wood frame with woven aluminum strips, 1/8-inch ungalvanized steel rod, clear acrylic spray coating, canvas, thread, vinyl, aluminum rivets, dirt, and newspaper ink.
Broom: wood handle and housing with bristles.
Floor: linoleum backed with canvas.
2010.221