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Subject Files

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Collection Creator

Gilliam, Sam, Jr. (1933-2022)

Collection Citation

Sam Gilliam papers, 1957-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

The subject files series includes background information for a variety of projects including Gilliam's Art-in-Architecture commission for the Atlanta Airport, a work called Sculpture with a "D", created for the Davis subway station in Cambridge Massachusetts, and a Philadelphia Museum of Art commission. Also included are a complete collection of artist's protestations and correspondence regarding a controversial 1979 exhibition at Artists Space, and files concerning Gilliam's exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Fendrick Gallery, Art Park, The Brooklyn Museum, Brandywine Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Galerie Darthea Speyer. Additional files include insight into Gilliam's process of art supply research and purchasing, with materials from purveyors such as Golden, Philip Fibers, and Rohm Hass. Documents related to Gilliam's years of teaching, and records from his own education and acceptance of his Honorary Doctorate degrees are also included.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c81ab362-4305-4064-abbc-e9e31eb24c06

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Sam Gilliam papers

Sponsor

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Extent

2.2 Linear Feet (Boxes 4-7)

Date

1963-1988

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.gillsam, Series 6

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Sam Gilliam. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Restrictions

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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