Cathedral Rock

Artist Sam Gilliam (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

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

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