Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
Dive into the behind-the-scenes exploration that the High is doing to conserve and learn more about its Thornton Dial works. Dial used everything from animal skeletons and dolls to spray paint and wire to create his artwork. Hear from the team that is leading the charge to better understand this artist’s process and preserve it for the future.
Guests include:
Kristen Gillette - Assistant Objects Conservator, Objects & Textiles Conservation, The Art Institute of Chicago
Paula Haymon – Collections Manager and Registrar, Wiregrass Museum of Art
Katherine Jentleson - Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art, High Museum of Art
Visit the High Museum: high.org
Dive into the behind-the-scenes exploration that the High is doing to conserve and learn more about its Thornton Dial works. Dial used everything from animal skeletons and dolls to spray paint and wire to create his artwork. Hear from the team that is leading the charge to better understand this artist’s process and preserve it for the future.
Guests include:
Kristen Gillette - Assistant Objects Conservator, Objects & Textiles Conservation, The Art Institute of Chicago
Paula Haymon – Collections Manager and Registrar, Wiregrass Museum of Art
Katherine Jentleson - Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art, High Museum of Art
Visit the High Museum: high.org
