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What is Sam Gilliam known for?
American artist Sam Gilliam is best known for his contributions to the Washington Color School movement through his famed ‘drape paintings’. He is credited as being the first artist to engage with idea of a draped, painted canvas without stretcher bars during the 1960s. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of expertly-vetted Sam Gilliam pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers.
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Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Cold War, Signed 1968
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Untitled Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting on paper, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, 1968 Watercolor and Aluminum Paint on Fiberglass Paper. (Framed with Mu...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Fiberglass, Paint, Watercolor

Sam Gilliam - Monoprint with collage acrylic stitching & embossing Signed Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper, 1994, signed, dated, titled, and numbered 10/40 (each unique) in black and silver i...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Thread, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Screen

"Untitled (Lincoln Center Festival)" by Sam Gilliam (Abstract, Red, Screenprint)
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam (b. Tupelo, MS) was a key figure in the Washington Color School (1950s-1960s) and a color field painter. In an effort to display flat planes of color in a new format, Gil...
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Early 2000s Color-Field Abstract Prints

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Screen

Sam Gilliam, Cuatro, Monoprint with collage acrylic stitching & embossing Signed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Cuatro, 1994 Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper Hand signed, dated, titled and annotated P/P by Sam Gilliam...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint, Screen

Manet Acrylic, collage, relief, handmade paper, screen print, cutouts Stitching
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Southampton, NY
For the month of December we are offering very special pricing of at least 20% off of all of the paintings at the gallery. A few are discounted as much as 50%. If you see a painting ...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Handmade Paper

Offset Lithograph signed & warmly Inscribed to African American Arts prof Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Offset Lithograph Warmly Inscribed to Renowned African American Arts Educator, 1988 Offset Lithograph Card Hand written, signed and inscribed card with a warm personal message from the artist Frame Included Hand written, signed and inscribed offset lithograph card with a warm personal message from Sam Gilliam to Lindsay Waldorf Patterson. Measurements: Frame: 14 7/8 x 12 x 1/2 inches Card: 8 x 5 inches The inscription reads: To Lindsay: With Warmest Regards Sam Gilliam Lindsay Waldorf Patterson was an American English literature educator and author as well as a MacDowell Colony fellow (3 awards); Edward Albee Foundation fellow (2 awards); recipient award National Foundation on Arts & Humanities. Hand signed on the front Provenance: From the estate of Lindsay Waldorf Patterson. Lindsay Waldorf Patterson was an American English literature educator and author as well as an MacDowell Colony fellow (3 awards); Edward Albee Foundation fellow (2 awards); recipient award National Foundation on Arts & Humanities. Formerly an account executive, Harrison Advertising Agency, New York City, 1964; feature writer and columnist assistant to Langston Hughes, Associated Negro Press, 1965; special feature writer (film) Uptight,, Paramount Pictures, 1968; co-host Celebrity Hour program, Station WRVR-FM, New York City, 1974-1977; co-host Black Conversations program, Station WPIX-television, New York City, 1976-1979; assistant Professor of English, Queens College, Flushing, New York, since 1990. Adjunct Professor Afro-American & Caribbean literature, black theater...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset, Ink

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