Learning about Sam Gilliam

Sam Gilliam is an African American Color field painter associated with the Washington Color School, Abstract Expressionism and Lyrical Abstraction. He works on stretched, draped, and wrapped canvas, and adds sculptural 3D elements. Click here to find out more about Sam Gilliam?

Installation view, Sam Gilliam, Close to Trees, 2011 | Acrylic, polypropylene, nylon, and a mirror, site-specific installation. Courtesy the American University Museum Washington, DC

Watch four minute video about Color Field artists

Ms. Webster's kindergarten class was introduced to Sam Gilliam and experimented with blending colors.