Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey), 1995

East Building, Upper Level — Gallery 407

Medium

roots, metal, corrugated tin, wire, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound

Dimensions

overall: 195.58 × 167.64 × 144.78 cm (77 × 66 × 57 in.)
gross weight: 109.317 kg (241 lb.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2020.28.12

Artists / Makers

Thornton Dial (sculptor) American, 1928 - 2016

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Provenance

The artist [1928-2016], McCalla, Alabama; purchased 1995 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2005 to Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; transfer 2010 to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

Associated Names

Arnett, William S.
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Tinwood Alliance

Exhibition History

1996: Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South, Michael G. Carlos Museum at City Hall East, Atlanta, 1996.

Bibliography

2000: Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001.