Thornton Dial
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 9 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 28,1928 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Emelle |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 25,2016 |
| Died | McCalla |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Artworks | Life Go On |
| History Refused to Die | |
| Victory in Iraq | |
| Parents | Mattie Bell |
| Job | Visual Artist |
| Books | Thornton Dial |
| Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial | |
| Yoo Hoo! Tiger! | |
| Known for | assemblage paintings, sculpture |
| Children | Thornton Dial, Jr. |
| Thornton Dial Jr. | |
| Mattie Dial | |
| Siblings | Arthur Dial |
| Movies/Shows | Mr. Dial Has Something to Say |
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| ID | 485315 |
Thornton Dial Life story
Thornton Dial was a pioneering 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.