Sam Gilliam, “Dorothy’s Choice,” from 1967, acrylic on canvas. It was one of Gilliam’s “Beveled-Edge” paintings, and “as ambitious an innovation as the manumission of the canvas ...

Sam Gilliam was one of the most celebrated black artists of his generation. Over a career of more than 60 years, he expanded the boundaries of painting on canvas. He died Saturday at the age of 88.

The work of late artist Sam Gilliam will be presented across two galleries — Pace Gallery in New York and David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles — for an exhibition titled “The Last Five ...

Sam Gilliam, Light Depth, 1969. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy Corcoran Gallery of Art. Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund), 2018. Though Sam became a ...

Sam Gilliam, the groundbreaking abstract artist known for his work with draped canvas, died Saturday at 88, the galleries that represented him confirmed in a joint statement on Monday.

Artist Sam Gilliam has died at 88. Some of his works were draped abstracts The Washington, D.C.-based painter became famous for his Drape works — vibrantly painted pieces of fabric that he hung ...

Dia and the Sam Gilliam Foundationannounced today that Ibrahim Mahama has been selected to receive the inaugural Sam Gilliam Award, which includes a $75,000 gift and the presentation of a public ...

From Model to a Rainbow, Sam Gilliam (2011) on display at Takoma Station. Photo courtesy of Flickr user, art around. One of Gilliam’s mosaic paintings, “From Model to Rainbow,” adorns a wall in Takoma ...

WASHINGTON — Throughout the 20th century, more than a few radical artists attacked the canvas. They ripped it from the frame, sliced it with a knife, burned holes into it ...

If you were a Washington, DC public school student in the early 1960s, your art teacher might have been Alma Thomas. . . or Sam Gilliam.Both represent a tradition of artist-art educators in DC public ...

Sam Gilliam (born 1933) is a celebrated African American artist, recognized for his role in the Color Field movement. Known for his “drape” paintings, Gilliam’s innovative techniques involve ...

Sam Gilliam, the first Black artist to represent the US pavilion at the Venice Biennale, has died at the age of 88. The American abstract artist died at home in Washington, DC, on Saturday, David ...