$142.94
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2024
Summary
An African American artist in the nation’s capital at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Sam Gilliam blazed a trail with his singular artistic vision. Gilliam emerged from the Washington, DC art scene in the mid 1960s with works that disrupted established artistic norms and styles. Relentlessly experimental and inspired by the improvisatory ethos of jazz, Gilliam’s lyrical abstractions took on an increasing variety of forms, moods, and materials. This book, made in close collaboration w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838663933 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838663932 |
| Author: | Ishmael Reed, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Andria Hickey, Sam Gilliam |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.20kg |
| Dimensions: | 320mm x 230mm x 32mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘This gorgeous and comprehensive volume celebrates an innovator who deserved more acclaim in his lifetime.’ – Wall Street Journal
‘Reproduces his artworks with great detail, offering close-up shots capturing their material quality – the staining and smudging, the drips, the crinkling – and allowing for close study, resulting in a gorgeous object of a coffee table book.’ – Hyperallergic
‘For the arty heart.’ – Vanity Fair
About The Author
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, and publisher.
Mary Schmidt Campbell is a museum curator and former President of Spelman College in Atlanta.
Andria Hickey is a curator and writer in New York City.
Sam Gilliam (1933-2022) was one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. He emerged from the Washington DC scene in the mid 1960s with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting.
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