SAM GILLIAM "CONFETTI HEX" RELIEF SCULPTURE, 1978 Contemporary painting and the Metropolitan all have

and the Metropolitan all have examples of his work from this era

(If you're a fan of Jeff Koons

A curved vase holding a single stylized flower sits on a table just behind the man's shoulder

The drawings he created "off the clock" from his fashion commissions were romantic sketches

urban design and architecture

SAM GILLIAM "CONFETTI HEX" RELIEF SCULPTURE, 1978 Contemporary painting and the Metropolitan all haveSam Gilliam (19332022) is beloved as one of the 20th century's most important abstract artists. He was a true innovator in the evolution of American abstraction. Several groundbreaking techniques are credited to him, most notably removing the canvas from the stretcher and draping his paintings. Born in Mississippi, Gilliam studied at the University of Louisville and later worked in Washington D. C. with the Washington Colour School among artists such