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Sam Gilliam (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l i əm / GHIL-ee-əm; November 30, 1933 – June 25, 2022) was an American abstract painter, sculptor, and arts educator. Born in Mississippi, and raised in Kentucky, Gilliam spent his entire adult life in Washington, D.C., eventually being described as the "dean" of the city's arts community.
Learn about Sam Gilliam, a pioneer of the Washington Color School who experimented with geometric shapes and improvisation. See his artworks, videos and exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Learn about Sam Gilliam, an American abstract painter, sculptor, and arts educator who died in 2022. Explore his Drape paintings, Slice paintings, Black Paintings, and other works that challenged the boundaries of painting and sculpture.
Sam Gilliam . Nacimiento: 30 de noviembre de 1933; Tupelo, Mississippi, United States ; Nacionalidad: American; Movimiento: Expresionismo Abstracto, Abstracción pospictórica; Escuela/grupo: Washington Color School; Género: pintura abstracta; Campo: pintura; Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Gilliam
Sam Gilliam (1933–2022) was a pioneer of color field and shaped canvas painting. Explore his works, exhibitions, publications, and Wikipedia entry at MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
28 de jun. de 2022 · Sam Gilliam, the first Black artist to represent the US pavilion at the Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 88.
Sam Gilliam (born November 30, 1933) is a color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist. Gilliam, an African American, is associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington, D.C. artists that developed a form of abstract art from color field painting in the 1950s and 1960s.
