Sam Gilliam (1933 - 2022)
1933-11-30Tupelo, USA2022-07-25Washington, D.C., USAUSA
Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam was an American color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist. Gilliam was associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington, D.C.-area artists that developed a form of abstract art from color field painting in the 1950s and 1960s. His works have also been described as belonging to abstract expressionism and lyrical abstraction. He worked on stretched, draped and wrapped canvas, and added sculptural 3D elements. He was recognized as the first artist to introduce the idea of a draped, painted canvas hanging without stretcher bars around 1965.
Date and place of birt: | 30 november 1933, Tupelo, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 25 july 2022, Washington, D.C., USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Washington Color School |
Art style: | Abstract Expressionism, Post-painterly abstraction, Lyrical abstraction, Contemporary art |