Daily Red

Object Details

Artist
Sam Gilliam
Date
1998
Medium
wood, acrylic, metal
Dimensions
86 1/4 × 52 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (219 × 133 × 31 cm)
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.
Accession Number
2003.0039.0001
Type
sculpture
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Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8ca85e5f8-fca3-4841-a200-e4b3bb9f7834
Record ID
acm_2003.0039.0001
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