Oral history interview with Sam Gilliam, 1984 Sept. 18

Object Details

interviewee
Gilliam, Sam, 1933-2022
interviewer
Young, Kenneth, 1933-
Subject
Downing, Thomas
Noland, Kenneth
University of Louisville
Place of publication, production, or execution
District of Columbia
Physical Description
Sound recording: 1 Sound cassette; 28 Pages, Transcript; Sound recording: 1 Sound cassette; 28 Pages, Transcript
Access Note / Rights
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary
An interview of Sam Gilliam conducted 1984 Sept. 18, by Kenneth Young, for the Archives of American Art.
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.
Citation
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Sam Gilliam, 1984 Sept. 18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms
Transcript available on line.
Funding
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.
Biography Note
Sam Gilliam (1933-2022) was a painter from Washington, D.C.
Language Note
English .
Provenance
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.
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Record number
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11449
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212129
AAA_collcode_gillia84
Type
Sound recordings
Interviews
Topic
Painting -- Equipment and supplies
Painting -- Technique
African American artists
African American painters
Theme
African American
Theme
African American
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Record ID
AAADCD_oh_212129
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