Thornton Dial : Image of the Tiger

Dial, Thornton : Essays by Baraka, Imamu Amiri and McEvilley, Thomas : Notes on the Works by Arnett, Paul and Arnett, William

ISBN 10: 0810932172 / ISBN 13: 9780810932173

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., USA, 1993

About this Item

First edition, first impression 1993 fine hardback in a fine dust wrapper. Owner's inscription. 160 pages. Illustrations. Exhibition History. Bibliography.

Seller Inventory # 0018439

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thornton Dial : Image of the Tiger
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., USA
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810932172
• ISBN 13: 9780810932173
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

in-4, toile éditeur rouge, jaquette illustrée, 160 pp., nombreuses reproductions en couleurs. Texte en English. Bonne condition.

Synopsis

In this publication, Thornton Dial's assemblages, as well as his watercolours and drawings, are presented in 128 reproductions - 122 in colour. Using a variety of materials - scrap metal, rope, carpeting, canvas, wood and paint - held together with industrial sealing compound, self-taught contemporary artist Thornton Dial creates powerful, richly textured narrative assemblages. His primary symbol is the tiger, with which he represents the African-American male, notably himself, encountering life. The text offers a multifaceted look at the artist's career. First, art critic Thomas McEvilley, widely known for his groundbreaking writings on post-Modernism, analyzes Dial's work as a watershed in the emergence of alternatives to Western art-historical conventions. Then, noted poet, playwright and essayist Amiri Baraka looks at the phenomenon of the African-American self-taught artist and the cultural tradition from which Dial emerges. Baraka also provides an interpretation of the artist's imagery. The illustrations are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate Dial's thoughts and working processes.