Flood Control

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Thornton Dial, Sr., Flood Control, 2013, corrugated tin, wire, mesh, metal, and enamel on wood, 51 × 48 × 3 1⁄2 in. (129.5 × 121.9 × 8.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ronald and June Shelp Collection, 2023.57.18

Artwork Details

Title
Flood Control
Artist
Date
2013
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
51 × 48 × 3 1⁄2 in. (129.5 × 121.9 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ronald and June Shelp Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
corrugated tin, wire, mesh, metal, and enamel on wood
Classifications
Object Number
2023.57.18
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.57.18

Works by this artist (4 items)

Carl Holty, (Untitled), 1932, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.90
(Untitled)
Artist
Date1932
pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Carl Holty, Gridiron, 1943-1944, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.59
Gridiron
Artist
Date1943-1944
oil on fiberboard
Not on view
Carl Holty, Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists, 1937, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.114.14
Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists
Artist
Date1937
offset lithograph on paper
Not on view
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Composition
Artist
Date1926
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view

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