{"product_id":"sam-gilliam-hardcover","title":"Sam Gilliam - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIshmael Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Schmidt Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndria Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The definitive monograph of Sam Gilliam one of the great innovators in post-war American painting \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An African American artist in the nation's capital at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Sam Gilliam blazed a trail with his singular artistic vision. Gilliam emerged from the Washington, DC art scene in the mid 1960s with works that disrupted established artistic norms and styles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Relentlessly experimental and inspired by the improvisatory ethos of jazz, Gilliam's lyrical abstractions took on an increasing variety of forms, moods, and materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, made in close collaboration with the Sam Gilliam Foundation, is the first to comprehensively survey the breadth of his extraordinary career, and features never-before-seen archival materials an insightful newly commissioned texts that shine light on the artist, his life, and his work, together with examples of Gilliam's work spanning five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Ishmael Reed \u003c\/b\u003eis an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, and publisher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mary Schmidt Campbell \u003c\/b\u003eis a museum curator and former President of Spelman College in Atlanta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Andria Hickey \u003c\/b\u003eis a curator and writer in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Sam Gilliam \u003c\/b\u003e(1933-2022)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. He emerged from the Washington DC scene in the mid 1960s with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 12.5 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755525964064,"sku":"9781838663933","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d77fd4181f152f6d6051b4074009e8dc.webp?v=1780061248","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sam-gilliam-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}