Sam Gilliam

Providence (On the 6:36 at 9:00)

Maker

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022)
Louis Stovall (American, 1937-2023
b. in Athens, GA), printer
RISD Editions, publisher

Title

Providence (On the 6:36 at 9:00)

Year

1999

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color screen print

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 43.8 x 83.2 cm (17 1/4 x 32 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil. Lower right: Sam Gilliam, '99. Lower left: 31/50. Lower center: Providence, 6:36

Marks: Lower left: chop mark

Identification

Edition

31/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Printmaking Department, Rhode Island School of Design

Object Number

1999.49.3

Type

Exhibition History

Webs, Loops, and Skeins in Modern and Contemporary Art
Feb 24, 2006 – Apr 23, 2006
Recent Acquisitions
Inclusive and Diverse
Feb 18, 2000 – Apr 16, 2000

Label copy

The gift of three prints by Sam Gilliam demonstrates some of the ways that the School and the Museum work together on various projects. Gilliam spoke during the Museum's 1997-98 lithography exhibition Working the Stone, itself a collaboration between a curator and a visiting artist at RlSD. Gilliam is known for the textural quality of his abstract paintings and is associated with the Washington Color Field School. His work, while informed by 20th-century modernism, also shows the influence of African American music -- jazz, blues, and gospel-and textiles.

Providence was created as a demonstration for Henry Ferreira's screen-printing class last spring. Gilliam collaborated with Louis Stovall, founder and master printer of The Workshop, Inc., Washington, D.C. Stovall utilized hand-cut stencils and 38 colors to express Gilliam's celebration of African American culture. This gift adds to the collection a piece from an important workshop specializing in screen-printing as a fine art.

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Tombstone

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933 - 2022)
Louis Stovall (American, 1937-2023
b. in Athens, GA), printer
RISD Editions, publisher
Workshop, Inc., publisher
Providence (On the 6:36 at 9:00), 1999
Color screenprint on paper
Plate: 43.8 x 83.2 cm (17 1/4 x 32 3/4 inches)
Gift of the Printmaking Department, Rhode Island School of Design 1999.49.3

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