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An abstract composition of brightly colored ink splatters

Brightly colored spattered inks marks are arranged within a horizontally rectangular format. Against a bright yellow background, tangles of different groups of layers of marks appear in red, blue, pale blue, light green, pale gray, peach and pale yellow. Some marks appear to have been spattered, while others are daubed or smeared. Most colors being bright or pale, the effect is generally sunny and lively.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.33.11
People
Sam Gilliam, American (Tupelo, MS 1933 - 2022 Washington, D.C.)
Title
Wissahickon
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1975
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361190

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Screenprint
Technique
Screen print
Dimensions
55.9 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: Sam Gilliam 75

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sam Gilliam, created 1975; [Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
18/30

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.33.11
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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