Thornton Dial, Sr.
Learning to Roll

Learning to Roll

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

Learning to Roll
Learning to Roll
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Learning to Roll
Date1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumEnamel and spray enamel on canvas
Dimensions72 × 60 in. (182.9 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2003.698
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; purchased by the MFAH, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of canvas, upper right: "LEARNING TO ROLL"
The painting is not signed.

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