Stars of Everything, 2004
With virtually no education (Dial cannot read or write), he crafted materials largely for his own pleasure until the 1980s, when he found himself out of a job. Another self-taught artist introduced him to Will Arnett, an Atlanta-based collector who holds a passion for "vernacular" southern black artists. Arnett helped Dial think of himself as an artist and placed his work in collections and on public view.

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