Thornton Dial
(1928-2016)
American artist
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Thornton Dial (10 September 1928 – 25 January 2016) was a pioneering African-American artist who came to prominence in the late 1980s. Dial's body of work exhibits formal variety through expressive, densely composed assemblages of found materials, often executed on a monumental scale. His range of subjects embraces a broad sweep of history, from human rights to natural disasters and current events. Dial's works are widely held in American museums; ten of Dial's works were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2014.
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1928 Emelle, Alabama, USA
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25 January 2016 (aged 87) Emelle, Alabama, USA
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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