Artist Monograph

Sam Gilliam, American

American, 1933–2022

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Acrylic Painting	2	33.3%
Lithography	2	33.3%
Watercolor	1	16.7%
Other Media	1	16.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	4	66.7%
Painting & Sculpture	2	33.3%

Classification Types

Drawing — 2
Painting — 2
Print — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	66.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	16.7%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	16.7%

Range: 60.3 cm → 469.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	1
1973	3
1979	1
2014	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 6 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
10/27/69 Painting Acc. 3.2014	1969	Acrylic on canvas	140 x 185 x 16" (355.6 x 469.9 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange)
Watercolor, 4 Drawing Acc. 498.1969	1969	Watercolor, and aluminum powder on fiberglass paper	23 3/4 x 18 1/8" (60.3 x 45.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Richard H. Emerson Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 607.1973	1971	Dye stain on mulberry paper	20 5/8 x 26 3/8" (52.4 x 67.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from The Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Arts
Fire Print Acc. 316.1973	1972	Lithograph	composition and sheet (irreg.): 24 1/2 × 18 15/16" (62.2 × 48.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Nile Print Acc. 317.1973	1972	Lithograph	composition and sheet: 24 15/16 × 17 13/16" (63.3 × 45.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Coffee Thyme Painting Acc. 1223.1979	1977	Acrylic and cut canvas on canvas	7' 6 1/2" x 9' 2" (229.7 x 279.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	David Rockefeller Fund