Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial, on display from February to September 2011, included over 70 large-scale artworks and is the largest assemblage of Thornton Dial's work ever mounted.[123][124][125] The exhibition contextualized Dial as a relevant, contemporary artist rather than a folk artist or outsider artist as many have portrayed him in the past.[124] The pieces on view in Hard Truths covered a range of social and political themes, many of which address rural life in the south and the treatment of African Americans.[126][127] After departing Indianapolis, the exhibition traveled to New Orleans, Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta.[123]