Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 21 værker af Thornton Dial, Jr. i vores katalog
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Don (2003) er det maleri af Thornton Dial, Jr., der vækker mest opsigt; originalen findes på Souls Grown Deep, Atlanta. Derefter falder blikket på Strange Fruit: Alabama Grapes (2003) og Memory of the Ladies That Gave Us the Good Life (2004). Blandt de 21 værker af Thornton Dial, Jr. i vores katalog er disse 21 de mest berømte, hver især et unikt originalværk præsenteret med sit årstal, sit museum og årsagen til dets tidløse betydning.
The artwork titled Don presents a close-up view of an assemblage piece centered on the American flag. The composition utilizes various pieces of fabric to construct the red, white, and blue elements of the flag. These materials appear layered and textured, creating a physical presence that moves beyond a flat representation. In the background, a figure is positioned, appearing to observe the work. The scale of the piece is 180…
Two massive clusters of purple grapes hang heavy against a blood-red background. They do not possess the smooth, waxy skin of fruit found in a kitchen bowl. Instead, these spheres are constructed from crushed paint cans and lids, their rounded forms mimicking the ripeness of a harvest. The fruit feels dense, weighted by the very materials used to create it. Purple leaves, fashioned from ragged carpet and cut tin, droop…
Dial met the quilters of Gee’s Bend in 2001, just prior to the opening of their first exhibition and subsequent rise to fame. Over the next few years, he created a number of tributes to the women and their triumph over poverty and obscurity. In 2005, he created a sculptural homage titled Freedom Cloth. The piece is an assembly of bird figures with outstretched wings roosting on a giant mound…
In the profound and textured world of contemporary American art, few works command attention with as much raw, visceral energy as Two Coats. Created in 2003 by the master assemblage and painter Thornton Dial Jr., this monumental oil on canvas piece serves as a window into a psyche deeply attuned to the complexities of human existence. The painting presents a striking figure draped in layers—a pink coat resting atop a…
In the profound and textured landscape of contemporary American assemblage, few works resonate with as much communal warmth and historical weight as Thornton Dial, Jr.’s In Honor. Created in 2002, this monumental masterpiece serves as a vibrant, multi-layered tribute to the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama—a small, rural enclave that has become legendary for its profound quilting traditions. The artwork is not merely a painting but a physical manifestation of…
Dial started The New Birmingham in 1993 after attending an outdoor concert by rock-’n’-roll pioneer Little Richard in a park in downtown Birmingham. Dial recalled an event from four decades earlier, when another black singer, Nat King Cole, was forced from his concert stage by local authorities and run out of town. In the map-like New Birmingham, the city resembles a side of beef, with skyscrapers for a rib cage.…
From the beginning, the most prevalent subjects of Dial’s drawings have been women. His earliest works on paper are sinuous female figures in communion with emblems of nature—birds, egg-filled nests, tigers and fish. Beginning in the 1990s, he also began to create portraits of real-word women, from the athlete Florence Griffith Joyner (
Perhaps Dial’s most unforgettable commentary on the inexorable forces of time and the fading agrarian world is his sculpture
Monument to the Minds of the Little Negro Steelworkers2003 · Souls Grown Deep
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Valley Creek Disaster Area2004 · Souls Grown Deep
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Stars of Everything2004 · Souls Grown Deep
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Out of the Darkness, the Lord Gave Us Light2003 · Souls Grown Deep
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Life and Death of the Moonshine Man2001 · Souls Grown Deep
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Fading2002 · Souls Grown Deep
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Full Sack2004 · Souls Grown Deep
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New Light2004 · Souls Grown Deep
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High and Wide (Carrying the Rats to the Man)2002 · Souls Grown Deep
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In the Roosevelt Time: Penned In2003 · Souls Grown Deep
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Strange Fruit: Channel 422003 · Souls Grown Deep
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
Det museum, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Thornton Dial, Jr. | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Souls Grown Deep |
Atlanta | 21 | Don, Strange Fruit: Alabama Grapes, Memory of the Ladies That Gave Us the Good Life |
13 år adskiller Thornton Dial, Jr.s første og sidste daterede originaler vist her, 1993 og 2005: hvert år har sin plads nedenfor.
Vælg et årstal for at se de originale værker.
Dial started The New Birmingham in 1993 after attending an outdoor concert by rock-’n’-roll pioneer Little Richard in a park in downtown Birmingham. Dial recalled an event from four decades earlier, when another black singer, Nat King Cole, was forced from his concert stage by local authorities and run out of town. In the map-like New Birmingham, the city resembles a side of beef, with skyscrapers for a rib cage.…
From the beginning, the most prevalent subjects of Dial’s drawings have been women. His earliest works on paper are sinuous female figures in communion with emblems of nature—birds, egg-filled nests, tigers and fish. Beginning in the 1990s, he also began to create portraits of real-word women, from the athlete Florence Griffith Joyner (
Perhaps Dial’s most unforgettable commentary on the inexorable forces of time and the fading agrarian world is his sculpture
Mere fra 2001
In the profound and textured landscape of contemporary American assemblage, few works resonate with as much communal warmth and historical weight as Thornton Dial, Jr.’s In Honor. Created in 2002, this monumental masterpiece serves as a vibrant, multi-layered tribute to the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama—a small, rural enclave that has become legendary for its profound quilting traditions. The artwork is not merely a painting but a physical manifestation of…
Mere fra 2002
The artwork titled Don presents a close-up view of an assemblage piece centered on the American flag. The composition utilizes various pieces of fabric to construct the red, white, and blue elements of the flag. These materials appear layered and textured, creating a physical presence that moves beyond a flat representation. In the background, a figure is positioned, appearing to observe the work. The scale of the piece is 180…
Mere fra 2003
Dial met the quilters of Gee’s Bend in 2001, just prior to the opening of their first exhibition and subsequent rise to fame. Over the next few years, he created a number of tributes to the women and their triumph over poverty and obscurity. In 2005, he created a sculptural homage titled Freedom Cloth. The piece is an assembly of bird figures with outstretched wings roosting on a giant mound…
Don (2003), Souls Grown Deep, Atlanta. Derefter følger Strange Fruit: Alabama Grapes (2003) og Memory of the Ladies That Gave Us the Good Life (2004).
51 år gammel: Don er fra 2003, og Thornton Dial, Jr. blev født i 1952.
Don, Strange Fruit: Alabama Grapes, Memory of the Ladies That Gave Us the Good Life, Freedom Cloth, Two Coats, In Honor, The New Birmingham and the Old Birmingham, African Athlete, Mrs. Bendolph og Lost Cows. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 21 værker af Thornton Dial, Jr., dateret fra 1993 til 2005.
Primært i Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 2003: 7 af de 21 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Don.
På denne side er det tidligste The New Birmingham and the Old Birmingham (1993) og det seneste Freedom Cloth (2005).
Social commentary (7), African american (2) og Portrait (2), fordelt på de 21 værker på denne side.
Assemblage, for 4 af de 21 værker på denne side.
Contemporary art og Assemblage, baseret på originalerne på denne side.
Don, Strange Fruit: Alabama Grapes og Memory of the Ladies That Gave Us the Good Life: Souls Grown Deep, Atlanta har 21 af værkerne på denne side.
