Sam Gilliam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artist
gptkbp:artMovement Modern Art
Contemporary Art
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Mildred_Thompson
gptkb:Alma_Thomas
gptkb:David_Driskell
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-11-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tremont,_Kentucky,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-06-25
gptkbp:deathPlace Washington,_D.C.,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Louisville
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum
Whitney Biennial
The Phillips Collection
Venice Biennale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sam Gilliam
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Helen_Frankenthaler
gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Mark_Rothko
gptkbp:influences gptkb:The_Civil_Rights_Movement
Abstract Expressionism
Jazz music
Color Theory
African_American_culture
gptkbp:knownFor abstract art
color field painting
gptkbp:legacy Influence on contemporary artists
Innovator in art techniques
Advocate_for_African_American_artists
Pioneer_of_Color_Field_Painting
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Washington_Color_School
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts_Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
gptkbp:notableWorks The Red Room
The Blue Room
Drape
gptkbp:style Color Field
gptkbp:technique Layering colors
Pouring paint
Draped canvas