Sam Gilliam
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Sam Gilliam was an influential American abstract painter known for his innovative draped and unstretched canvases that helped redefine the possibilities of color field painting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam Gilliam canonical | 3 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African-American artist
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abstract painter ⓘ color field painter ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
draped canvas
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layered color washes ⓘ stained canvas ⓘ unstretched canvas ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Anonymous Was A Woman Award
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship ⓘ
surface form:
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-11-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-06-25 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Master of Arts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Louisville
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University of Louisville ⓘ
surface form:
University of Louisville, College of Arts and Sciences
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gilliam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract painting
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painting ⓘ |
| genre | non-representational art ⓘ |
| givenName | Sam ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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Exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ
surface form:
Exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary abstract painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Color Field painting
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surface form:
Color Field painting movement
Washington Color School ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Color Field painting ⓘ
surface form:
Color field painting
post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
surface form:
Lyrical abstraction
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| name | Sam Gilliam self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
draped canvases
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innovative use of color ⓘ redefining color field painting ⓘ unstretched canvases ⓘ |
| notableWork |
April 4
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Carousel Form II ⓘ Double Merge ⓘ Light Depth ⓘ Relative ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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printmaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tupelo, Mississippi
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surface form:
Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Dorothy Butler Gilliam ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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