<I>See Through #1</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Created by
content: Sam Gilliam, American, 1933 - 2022
notes: label: Description
content: A framed collage titled “See Through” by Sam Gilliam. White paper has been painted, cut into geometric shapes, and arranged to form an abstract and colorful composition against a piece of plywood as a background. The majority of the composition uses textured and mottled earth tones: beiges, greys, blues, and greens. At the center of the work are two linear sections in vibrant red and purple tones as well as a section with bold black marks.
label: Description
content: The artist wrote the title and signed the artwork along the bottom edges; on the left: [See Through 1] and on the right [Sam Gilliam ‘97].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Abstraction
label: Topic
content: Art
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.39.16ab
objectType: label: Type
content: collages
label: Type
content: mixed media
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sam Gilliam
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: mixed media: oil paint on paper on plywood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unframed): 18 1/2 × 33 1/2 in. (47 × 85.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 24 × 38 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (61 × 97.8 × 8.9 cm)