Sewell Sillman Abstract Paintings
American, 1924-1992
Sewell Sillman was born October 24th, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia. Before entering college, he served with the United States infantry in Europe in World War II and was wounded in combat. Shortly after the war, he enrolled at the experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina, where he studied with Josef Albers, the abstract painter and theoretician. When Albers accepted a post at Yale, Mr. Sillman followed, receiving a B.F.A. degree in 1951 and an M.F.A. in 1953.
In 1956, Sillman organized an exhibition of Albers’ work for Yale’s new art gallery and in the catalogue used two original screenprints from his mentor’s Homage to the Square series. From this experience grew a collaboration, not only with Albers, but with fellow faculty member and graphic designer, Norman Ives; jointly they issued Interaction of Color—1800 portfolios of eighty screenprints by Albers which became a seminal thesis on color theory. Established in 1962, the firm of Ives-Sillman produced portfolios and prints for other artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Roy Lichtenstein, and Walker Evans. A second major Albers work, "Formulation and Articulation," was produced in 1972 in collaboration with Harry N. Abrams Inc.
Described as a quiet man who valued his privacy, Sillman was also a dedicated and demanding educator. Between 1963 and 1965, he taught at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and after his departure from Yale in 1966, held positions at the Rhode Island School of Design, the State University of New York at Purchase, Ohio State University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Sillman’s work was widely exhibited during his lifetime and is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. At the age of 67, Sewell Sillman died of cancer at his home in Lyme, Connecticut in April, 1992.to
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Artist: Sewell Sillman
"Green" Sewell Sillman, Op Art Abstract Blue And Green Geometric Composition
By Sewell Sillman
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Green, circa 1958
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21.5 x 28 inches
Upon attending Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina, Sewell Sillman’s life was arguably altered...
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1950s Abstract Sewell Sillman Abstract Paintings
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"Red" Sewell Sillman, Geometric Abstraction, Op Art, Red Colorist Composition
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Red, circa 1958
Acrylic on masonite
18 x 36 inches
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1950s Abstract Sewell Sillman Abstract Paintings
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Masonite, Acrylic
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