Writings

Object Details

Sponsor: Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Collection Citation: Sam Gilliam papers, 1957-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Sam Gilliam. Contact Reference Services for more information.; The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Scope and Contents: Writings include essays, statements, and articles including Afro-American Abstraction and Alternatives for Black Artists. A speech given by Gilliam entitled The Transformation of Nature through Nature, texts connected to the Coalition of Washington Artists and the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and work from former students of Gilliam are found here along with thirteen folders of personal notes, written by Gilliam.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.