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Trees to Climb

Thornton Dial, Jr.
  • TDJ - Trees to Climb - Master Image

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
1991
Corrugated tin, rope carpet, industrial sealing compound, paint, on plywood
36 x 48 inches
Collection of
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

Dial Jr.’s perspective reflects the cynicism, irreverence, and popular sensibility of a younger generation. In Trees to Climb, where the trees are smaller than the gorilla, he sees less opportunity for the working man and woman.