Untitled (Primary Title)
Sam Gilliam, American, 1933–2022 (Artist)
Based in Washington, D.C. for most of his career, Gilliam has most often associated with the stained canvases of the Washington Color School. By the late 1960s, he began to drape his painted and stained canvases, hanging them to dramatic effect across rooms. In the 1970s and 1980s, his works became increasingly focused on geometric shapes, sometimes mimicking traditional quilting patterns, such as his Chaser series. In this work, the shapes of the painting break into a sculptural form.
Signed on reverse
Gift of Dr. Regenia Perry
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