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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Sam Gilliam
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gillia84
- Creators:
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Gilliam, Sam, 1933-2022Young, Kenneth, 1933-
- Dates:
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1984 Sept. 181984 Sept. 18
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound cassetteSound recording28 PagesTranscript1 Sound cassetteSound recording28 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Sam Gilliam conducted 1984 Sept. 18, by Kenneth Young, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gilliam speaks of his childhood in the South; discovering his talent and his early attraction to art; his education at the University of Louisville; how his philosophy of art developed; the influence of music; techniques and materials; early shows of his work; Washington artists he knew. He recalls Thomas Downing and Kenneth Noland.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sam Gilliam (1933-2022) was a painter from Washington, D.C.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Painting -- Equipment and supplies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painting -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Washington (D.C.) | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Downing, Thomas, 1928-1985 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| University of Louisville -- Students | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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