Thornton Dial, Sr.
I Am Coming In

I Am Coming In

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

I Am Coming In
I Am Coming In
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • I Am Coming In
Date1993
PlaceUnited States
MediumEnamel and spray paint on canvas
Dimensions90 × 60 in. (228.6 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2003.697
Not on view

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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.
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