Refugees Trying to Get to the United States

Provenance

The artist [1928-2016], McCalla, Alabama; purchased 1988 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2010 to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

Refugees Trying to Get to the United States

Dial, Thornton

1988

Accession Number

2020.28.32

Medium

found wood, plastic tubing, window screen, wire, epoxy putty (possibly Splash Zone), aluminum foil, and enamel on wood

Dimensions

overall: 134.62 × 129.54 × 22.86 cm (53 × 51 × 9 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation