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Object type: Painting
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Sam Gilliam
Artist bio: American, born Tupelo, Mississippi, 1933–2022 Washington, D.C.
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1968
Medium: Acrylic and aluminum powder on canvas
Dimensions: 9.926 × 70.5 (302.6 × 2149.4 cm)
Installed: 13 ft. 1 in. × 22 ft. (398.8 × 670.6 cm)
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Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of the artist, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2018
Accession year: 2018