Sam Gilliam, Flour Mill
During the fall of 1967 The Phillips Collection gave Sam Gilliam his first solo museum exhibition. Nearly 45 years later, Gilliam has created his first site-specific installation for the Phillips, to...
View Article“The Art of Looking” and slowing down to get ahead
I’ve never had a great deal of patience. I like structure and thrive on organization. In my opinion one of the greatest gifts my fiancé has given me (besides the engagement ring and the promise to...
View ArticleSam Gilliam on Inspiration
Left: Sam Gilliam. Flour Mill (detail), 2011. (Photo by Sarah Osborne Bender) Right: Arthur Dove. Flour Mill II, 1938. Sam Gilliam spoke to oral historian Donita Moorhus in October 2010 about his...
View ArticleSam Gilliam on Inspiration, Part II
Sam Gilliam and Renee Maurer in conversation (Photo by Evelyn Gardett) At Thursday night’s in-gallery conversation with painter Sam Gilliam, curator Renee Maurer asked the artist what works in the...
View ArticleBid Farewell to Sam Gilliam’s Flour Mill
Far left: Sam Gilliam. Red Petals, 1967. Far right: Sam Gilliam. Flour Mill, 2011. (Photo by Sarah Osborne Bender) Sam Gilliam’s installation Flour Mill closes April 24.
View ArticleAfter Flour Mill, a Rainbow
Sam Gilliam's new work for Metro's Red Line Takoma Station, a mosaic mimicking his signature draped textiles. Photo: Cecilia Wagner A close up view shows trompe l'oeil shadows and folds. Photo: Cecilia...
View ArticleRockne Krebs, 1938-2011
Though the obituary for Washington artist Rockne Krebs does not mention The Phillips Collection, the museum does own one of his works. It is not a laser light sculpture, but a freestanding chevron of...
View ArticleDupont in Detail: All Roads Lead to the Phillips
Washington, D.C., has always been a great city for walkers–rich with monuments, parks and circles, streets wending gracefully from one vibrant neighborhood to the next. It should come as no surprise...
View ArticleThe Delicate Balance: Happy Valentine’s Day
Sam Gilliam, Red Petals, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 88 x 93 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1967 Read in the context of today’s holiday, the description of this piece on our website...
View ArticleFreshening the Made in the USA Galleries
Made in the USA curator Susan Behrends Frank discusses some of the recent additions to the exhibition galleries, from Duncan Phillips’s first personal acquisition (Ernest Lawson’s High Bridge—Early...
View ArticleMay Your Day Be As Green As…
William Christenberry, Green Warehouse (Distance View), Newbern, Alabama, 1981/printed 1995. Ektacolor print, 17 1/2 x 22 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Gift of Lee and Maria Friedlander,...
View ArticleSTAFF SHOW 2016: BRITTANY-ROSE O’DOWD
In this series, Education Specialist for Public Programs Emily Bray highlights participants in the 2016 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show, on view through September 19, 2016. Brittany-Rose O’Dowd,...
View ArticleThe Phillips Collects: Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam, Purple Antelope Space Squeeze, 1987, Diptych: Relief, etching, aquatint and collagraph on handmade paper with embossing, hand-painting and hand-painted collage, 41 ½ x 81 ⅝ in., The...
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