Hard truths
Subtitle: the art of Thornton Dial
By: edited by Joanne Cubbs, Eugene W. Metcalf ; essays by Joanne Cubbs, David C. Driskell, Greg Tate
Contributors: Metcalf, Eugene; Cubbs, Joanne; Driskell, David C.; Tate, Greg; Indianapolis Museum of Art
Publisher: Indianapolis Museum of Art; Delmonico Books/Prestel
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Indianapolis, Ind.]; Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9783791350585
Subjects: Outsider art; Exhibitions
Other titles: Art of Thornton Dial
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held Feb. 25-May 15, 2011 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and three other museums between Feb. 26, 2011 and June 16, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword -- Introduction; title: Giving in to the visionary dream :; title: a visit with Thornton Dial  -- David C. Driskell; title: Thornton Dial :; title: free, black, and brightening up the darkness of the world  -- Greg Tate; title: Hard truths :; title: the art of Thornton Dial  -- Joanne Cubbs; title: Selected works :; title: plates.; title: Struggles :; title: the quest for freedom and equality ; Old hardships :; title: the rural past ; False promises :; title: the plight of the city ; Creative spirit :; title: art against the odds ; Facing troubled times :; title: the contemporary world ; Redemption :; title: musings on the spiritual ; Drawings --; title: Contributors ---- Index.