Thornton Dial
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Thornton Dial #1,315

personAmerican, 1928–2016
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Selected Works12

BREUET | CLASSIQUE, A FINE YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 2000
BREUET | CLASSIQUE, A FINE YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 2000
1823
REF. 2497, MANUFACTURED IN 1951
REF. 2497, MANUFACTURED IN 1951
1960
The Hills and Mountains of Vietnam
The Hills and Mountains of Vietnam
1987
Everybody's Got a Right to the Tree of Life
Everybody's Got a Right to the Tree of Life
1988
The Way of Life: The Freedom Picture
The Way of Life: The Freedom Picture
1990
Untitled
Untitled
1991
Sneakin' In
Sneakin' In
1992
WHEN I LAY MY BURDENS DOWN
WHEN I LAY MY BURDENS DOWN
1993
GAMES
GAMES
1996
Crawling and Rolling
Crawling and Rolling
1997
GAME PLAYING
GAME PLAYING
2001
Untitled
Untitled
2003
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$6.5K
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$3.3K
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Feb 2026
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Current Exhibitions0

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Room 412 in Birmingham, Alabama
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9 Highlights to Look Out for at This Year’s Armory Show
The Armory Show returns to New York City's Javits Center from September 5–7, 2025, with a VIP preview on September 4. Under new director Kyla McMillan…
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The Armory Show puts spotlight on the American South
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Past Exhibitions7

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#345 Edel Assanti

Thornton Dial: From Bessemer to the Cosmos

Thornton Dial

Jan 16, 2026 — Mar 14, 2026

#415 Ricco/Maresca

Thornton Dial: A Gift

Thornton Dial

529 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jun 12, 2025 — Sep 10, 2025

#351 Société

Allegory and History

Thornton Dial

Wielandstraße 26, 10707 Berlin, Germany

Sep 2, 2021 — Nov 3, 2021

#88 Marianne Boesky Gallery

We All Live Under the Same Old Flag

Thornton Dial

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Apr 30, 2016 — Jun 18, 2016

#88 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Thornton Dial | Works on Paper

Thornton Dial

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 5, 2015 — Dec 19, 2015

#446 Andrew Edlin Gallery

Thornton Dial: Viewpoint of the Foundry Man

Thornton Dial

392 Broadway 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Nov 10, 2012 — Jan 12, 2013

#446 Andrew Edlin Gallery

Thornton Dial

Thornton Dial

392 Broadway 2nd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Mar 19, 2011 — May 14, 2011

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Art Fair Appearances2

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Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2024
Frieze New York — New York
2024
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News
Room 412 in Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 2, 2026
newspaper
News
ari emanuel frieze la sales 2747230
Mar 2, 2026
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Exhibition
Thornton Dial: From Bessemer to the Cosmos
Jan 16, 2026
newspaper
News
9 Highlights to Look Out for at This Year’s Armory Show
Sep 3, 2025
newspaper
News
The Armory Show puts spotlight on the American South
Sep 2, 2025
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Exhibition
Thornton Dial: A Gift
Jun 12, 2025
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Art Fair
Frieze New York 2024
May 1, 2024
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Art Fair
Frieze LA 2024
Feb 29, 2024
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Exhibition
Allegory and History
Sep 2, 2021
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Thornton Dial: Trip to the Mountaintop
Jun 23, 2020
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Exhibition
We All Live Under the Same Old Flag
Apr 30, 2016
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Exhibition
We All Live Under the Same Old Flag
Apr 30, 2016
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death
Thornton Dial dies
Jan 1, 2016
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Thornton Dial | Works on Paper
Nov 5, 2015
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Exhibition
Thornton Dial | Works on Paper
Nov 5, 2015
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Thornton Dial: Viewpoint of the Foundry Man
Nov 10, 2012
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Exhibition
Thornton Dial
Mar 19, 2011
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birth
Thornton Dial born
Jan 1, 1928