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What materials did Thornton Dial use?

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What materials did Thornton Dial use?
Thornton Dial primarily used spray paint and found materials to produce his art. The self-taught American artist frequently combined organic elements like tree branches with man-made items, such as discarded rebar, barbed wire and rags. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Thornton Dial art.
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Deep Snow, Large Original Drawing on Paper, Signed, 34 x 49 in. Framed, 1993
By Thornton Dial, Sr.
Located in Aventura, FL
Original charcoal, graphite and mixed media drawing on artist paper. Hand initialed 'TD" lower front and hand titled and dated on verso by Thornton Dial. Artwork size: 26 x 41 inch...
Category

1990s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite, Charcoal, Mixed Media

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By Thornton Dial, Sr.
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Thornton Dial's assemblage, masklike faces with staring eyes and open mouths emerge from a dense maze of layers streaked in red, white, blue, and black. Ropes painted brown snake ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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