Museum object · Visual Arts
And Twirl
1966
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Painting by Sam Gilliam. The abstract painting has rays running between the lower left and upper right corners. To the upper left of the rays, the canvas is darker, primarily done in shades of green. There is a yellow portion in the center. Extending out from this light center are red clouds of color with yellow paint splatter. The lower left edge has an area of lime green below the red strokes. The painting has a thin, undecorated frame and a backing board over the reverse. There is an identifying label from the Corcoran Gallery of Art on the backing.
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Catalog reference: 2018.76.2
