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Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock

Cathedral Rock

Artist (American, 1933)
Dateca. 1976
Geographic OriginUnited States of America
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsImage (unframed): H 42 1/2 x W 20 in. (H 108 x W 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herzman, 1983
Object number83.11
Copyright© Sam Gilliam
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Object NamePainting
Title Details
Artist title Cathedral Rock
Remarks verso inscription
InscriptionsVerso: c., black paint "Cathedral / Rock 76 / [signature] Sam Gilliam"Marks and Labels/StampsStretcher: u.c. printed and typed paper label "DART GALLERY, INC. / CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & SCULPTURE / DC- 4 77-29 / SAM GILLIAM / Cathedral Rock, 1976 / A/C / 42 x 20 / SUITE 205/612 N. MICHIGAN AVE./CHICAGO, IL 60611/(312 787-6366"Exhibition History"Black Artists at The Newark Museum," The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 7 - October 14,1982)

"20th Century Afro-American Artists: Selections from the Collection of the Newark Museum," The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 18 - October 14, 1985)

"Wolfgang Gil: Sonic Geometries," The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (March 19, 2020 - February 14, 2021)

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