Caught this great read on Artsy and decided to explore Sam’s catalog. 60 years of painting (and installation, and printmaking, and…) sounds like a dream come true.

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  1. […] at the Mint a while back where there is a nice painting by Thomas, who I learned later told Sam that the Washington Color School painting wasn’t about what was being written by […]

  2. […] article by Hyperallergic about two recent shows at the Philips Collection (which includes Alma and Sam and Sanford). Her work is mostly figurative and she also uses non-representational strategies like […]

  3. […] I caught an excerpt of a Sam Gilliam (RIP) interview that Hyperallergic reposted on their IG feed (youtube.com/watch). The full […]

  4. […] is associated with Color Field painting and the Washington Color School (which included Sam and Alma among others) and the artists at Jefferson Place […]

  5. […] educator, and designer. He is associated with the Washington Color School art movement (along with Sam and […]

  6. […] yet hold that esteem attributed to peers like Sam Gilliam and Betty Blayton (although he was included in Something to Look Forward To). Most information on […]

  7. […] was an advocate for the consideration of canvas as a material unto itself. Yes one thinks of Sam when hearing that and the work also makes one think of fellow Washington Color School artist Alma […]

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