Artist
Thornton Dial, Sr.American, 1928–2016
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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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of canvas, upper right: "LEARNING TO ROLL"
The painting is not signed.
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