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Mary Lee Bendolph
Blocks and Strips, 2002
wool, cotton, and corduroy
overall: 248.92 x 218.44 cm (98 x 86 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.1
© 2017 Mary Lee Bendolph / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Thornton Dial
Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey), 1995
roots, metal, corrugated tin, wire, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound
overall: 195.58 x 167.64 x 144.78 cm (77 x 66 x 57 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.12

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Thornton Dial
Refugees Trying to Get to the United States, 1988
found wood, plastic tubing, window screen, wire, Bondo, and enamel on wood
overall: 134.62 x 129.54 x 22.86 cm (53 x 51 x 9 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.32

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Lonnie Holley
Burnt Out, 1994
rags and burned wood
overall: 236.22 x 292.1 x 15.24 cm (93 x 115 x 6 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.36

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Joe Light
Birdman Trainer, 1987
enamel on wood paneling
overall: 99.06 x 91.44 cm (39 x 36 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.37

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Missouri Pettway
"Path through the Woods" (Quiltmaker's Name), 1971
polyester knit
overall: 185.42 x 175.26 cm (73 x 69 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.16

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Royal Robertson
Sevenly Out of Body Travels, 1984
marker, ballpoint pen, graphite, paint, on poster board
sheet: 56.2 x 71.76 cm (22 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.19

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Georgia Speller
Music People on TV, 1987
tempera and graphite on paper
sheet: 45.72 x 60.96 cm (18 x 24 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.25

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James "Son Ford" Thomas
Untitled, 1987
unfired clay, artificial hair, sunglasses, and glass marbles
overall: 22.86 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm (9 x 7 x 7 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.4

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Purvis Young
Untitled, mid-1980s
paint on paper glued to found book
closed (irregular): 67.31 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm (26 1/2 x 18 x 1 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
2020.28.31

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Acquisition: Souls Grown Deep

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