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Daily Red

Anacostia Community Museum

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Object Details

Artist

Sam Gilliam

Caption

Though Washington, DC artist Sam Gilliam is best known for his deconstructed canvases—an artistic innovation that blurred the boundary between painting and sculpture—his later works often explore painted three-dimensional forms. Many of this sculpture’s plywood boards, painted in blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, and gray, feature circle, square, or oval cut-outs. Fragments of painted and unpainted boards are visible through the holes, and their three-dimensional arrangement creates depth and complexity. The stacking and collaging of plywood in this work can be seen as a continuation of Gilliam’s cut and quilted canvases of the 1970s and 80s.The title, “Daily Red,” asserts that like bread, color is an important source of nourishment in Gilliam’s work.
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Aunque el artista washingtoniano Sam Gilliam es más conocido por sus lienzos deconstruidos -una innovación artística que difuminó la frontera entre pintura y escultura-, sus obras posteriores exploran a menudo formas artísticas en tres dimensiones. Muchas de las tablas de madera terciada de esta escultura, pintadas en azul, amarillo, verde, naranja, morado y gris, presentan recortes circulares, cuadrados u ovalados, a través de los cuales pueden verse fragmentos de otras tablas, con y sin color. Su disposición tridimensional crea profundidad y complejidad y puede percibirse como una continuación de los lienzos recortados y superpuestos de Gilliam de los años 70 y 80. El título, "Daily Red" (Rojo Cotidiano), afirma que, al igual que el pan, el color es una importante fuente de nutrimento en la obra de Gilliam.

Cite As

Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1998

Accession Number

2003.0039.0001

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

sculpture

Medium

wood, acrylic, metal

Dimensions

86 1/4 × 52 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (219 × 133 × 31 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8ca85e5f8-fca3-4841-a200-e4b3bb9f7834

Record ID

acm_2003.0039.0001

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Contemporary Visual Expressions

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Artist Sam Gilliam smiles in a photo taken in front of artwork. Partially visible behind him are paint cans and an American flag.

Sam Gilliam

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