Arthur Dial (1930 - 2021)
Arthur Dial
Arthur Dial is an American painter and sculptor living and working in Bessemer, Alabama. He is a part of the Dial family of artists, which include his older brother, Thornton Dial, and his nephews, Thornton Dial Jr., Richard Dial, and Ronald Lockett.
Dial created reliefs and paintings that narrowed in on a specific moment within the broader narrative that he wished to convey. He uses these moments, such as Eve reaching for the forbidden fruit or "George Wallace blockading the entrance to the University of Alabama in Montgomery," to highlight historical or folkloric moments of extreme tension. Dial's focus on scenes of conflict in humanity's real or imagined history come from his direct observation of southern life throughout the 20th century. He describes his narratives as "a record of what went by".
| Date and place of birt: | 1930, Emelle, USA |
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| Date and place of death: | 2021, Bessemer, USA |
| Nationality: | USA |
| Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Sculptor |
| Art style: | Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art, African-American Art |
