<I>After the War</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2000-2003
name: label: Created by
content: Thornton Dial Sr., American, 1928 - 2016
notes: label: Description
content: This is an abstract sculpture that consists of metal pieces welded and fastened together. The metal pieces are various sizes and shapes that are draped, twisted and wielded together over a rebar armature to create a roughly oblong shape. The sculpture stands on a base of twisted rebar feet. Large sheets of metal, including sheets of corrugated metal and a sheet of grillwork can be seen in the center. Parts of some of the metal pieces have red paint on them.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Abstraction
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jane Fonda
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.46
objectType: label: Type
content: found objects
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS)
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: corrugated sheet metal, iron, and metal rebar with epoxy resin and paint
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight: 117 × 75 × 65 in., 750 lb. (297.2 × 190.5 × 165.1 cm, 340.2 kg)