Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr.(American, 1928–2016)American, 1928–2016
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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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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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Thornton Dial, Sr.
1992
Enamel and mixed media on wood
2003.693
Thornton Dial, Sr.
1994
Steel frame, textiles including cotton and nylon hose, latex rubber gloves, leather, string, brass zipper, polyester resin putty, and latex house paint
2003.694
Thornton Dial, Sr.
1998
Paper, found textiles, found objects, Plexiglas, and paint over metal and wood armature
2003.695
Dario Robleto
1998–1999
.A: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Aretha Franklin 45 rpm records (You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman, Prove It, Chain of Fools), resin, spray paint, engraved silver label
.B: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Kraftwerk records (Computer World, The Man Machine, Trans-Europe Express), resin, spray paint, engraved chrome label
.C: Cast of found and thrift store trophy parts made with melted Maria Callas records (live recordings of Norma, Madame Butterfly and Tosca), resin, spray paint, engraved brass label
2008.840.A-.D
