Southern Outsider Artists
Installation view of Thornton Dial, Tiger on the Run, 1992. Oil, rope, and rubber on canvas, 56 × 78 in. (142.2 × 198.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of Stephanie and John Smither. © Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Caroline Philippone
Installation view of Thornton Dial, Tiger on the Run, 1992. Oil, rope, and rubber on canvas, 56 × 78 in. (142.2 × 198.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of Stephanie and John Smither. © Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Caroline Philippone · License
Southern Outsider Artists is on view at Menil Collection, Houston, United States, until December 13, 2026.
Last verified October 25, 2026 · Official source ↗
This exhibition at the Menil Collection features works created by non-formally trained creators from the American South. On display in the main building corridor, the selection presents paintings by Johnnie Swearingen and Thornton Dial, alongside assemblage sculptures by Hawkins Bolden, Bessie Harvey, and David Butler.
Venue
- Menil CollectionHouston, United States · May 6 – December 13, 2026Until 13 Dec
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Images
Installation view of Thornton Dial, Tiger on the Run, 1992. Oil, rope, and rubber on canvas, 56 × 78 in. (142.2 × 198.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of Stephanie and John Smither. © Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Caroline Philippone
Installation view of Thornton Dial, Tiger on the Run, 1992. Oil, rope, and rubber on canvas, 56 × 78 in. (142.2 × 198.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of Stephanie and John Smither. © Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Caroline Philippone · License · Source ↗