- On View
- First Floor, 1 050
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Gilliam, Sam, American, 1933 - 2022
- Subject of
- Cullen, Countee, American, 1903 - 1946
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- acrylic paint on birch
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Each panel): 96 × 48 × 4 1/2 in. (243.8 × 121.9 × 11.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Overall): 96 × 258 × 4 1/2 in. (243.8 × 655.3 × 11.4 cm)
- Description
- Five panels in an abstract design of bright colors and smooth, hard surfaces. The center panel is a solid bright yellow and hung slightly above the other panels. The far left panel is a solid deep red. The left middle panel is blue with a black rectangle at the bottom left side and a lighter blue abstract square at the top right corner. Just to the right of the center yellow panel is a blue panel with a large geometric burst of orange from the top right corner and extending along the top and right sides. The far right panel is a deep green with a golden yellow geometric shape extending across the center from the left side. Each panel is composed of acrylic paint on birch wood and weighs over 90 pounds.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- acrylic paintings
- Topic
- Abstraction
- Art
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.147
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sam Gilliam, 2016
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




