Work by Michael C. Thorpe acquired by Birmingham Museum of Art

We are proud to place a work by Michael C. Thorpe  in the permanent collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL. 

 

Sincere thank you to Graham Boettcher, PhD, R. Hugh Daniel Director & CEO as well as the dedicated team and board members at the Birmingham Museum of Art, for their invaluable support in making this acquisition possible.

 

Title: Dance, Dance, Revolution

ARTIST: Michael C. Thorpe, United States, born New York, 1993
MEDIUM: Fabric, quilt batting and thread
DIMENSIONS: 60 × 72 in. (152.4 × 182.9 cm)

 

CREDIT LINE:

 Museum purchase in honor of James Outland in recognition for his leadership as chair of the Museum’s board with additional funds provided by Maye and Bernard Frei, Dora and Sanjay Singh, Henry S. Lynn, Jr., Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, Marilyn Hulsey Dixon, John Montgomery, Karen and Joel Piassick, Tricia Wallwork, and Gail Andrews and Dr. Richard Marchase, 2023.4

December 11, 2023