In Dialogue: Artist, Mentor, Friend: Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial Sr. May 29 – November 28, 2021
During their lifetimes, Thornton Dial Sr. (1928 – 2016) and Ronald Lockett (1965 – 1998) were artistic contemporaries who produced rich bodies of work that transformed discarded materials into objects of wonder and complexity.
Their deep friendship was forged through bonds of family, friendship and visual expression. This comparison of their works places the two artists in conversation with one another, highlighting their creativity and their mutual exchange of knowledge and experience. “In Dialogue” is a series of installations in which the Georgia Museum of Art’s curators create focused, innovative conversations around a single work of art from the per- manent collection. The series brings these familiar works to life by placing them in dialogue with works of art by influential peers, related sketches and studies or even objects from later periods.
Curator: Shawnya L. Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art
Thornton Dial Sr. (American, 1928 – 2016), “Food Line,” 2008. Assemblage with various materials on plywood. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Ron and June Shelp. GMOA 2011.611. Ronald Lockett (American, 1965 – 1998), “Undiscovered,” 1993. Rusted tin and colored pencil mounted on wood, 46 1/2 × 45 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Ron and June Shelp. GMOA 2019.309.
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