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Sam Gilliam, American, 1933-2022, "Asking", 1972, acrylic on canvas, 81 x 75 in (205.7 x 190.5 …
Asking
Sam Gilliam, American, 1933-2022, "Asking", 1972, acrylic on canvas, 81 x 75 in (205.7 x 190.5 cm.), The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, gift of Dr. Robert and Jane Lewit, 2010.17. Photograph by Michael Fredericks. © 1972 Sam Gilliam.
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Asking

Artist Sam Gilliam American, 1933 - 2022
Date1972
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsStretcher: 81 x 75 in. (205.7 x 190.5 cm)
Strip Frame: 82 x 76 1/4 in. (208.3 x 193.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert and Jane Lewit, ©1972 Sam Gilliam
Object number2010.17
On View
Not on view
Collections
  • Modern and Contemporary Art
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
SignedOn verso: "Sam Gilliam"
InscribedOn verso: "Asking 1972/82 1/2 x 77/Sam Gilliam"
Exhibition History"50 at 50: Five Decades of Collecting at the Hyde". Wood Gallery, Education Wing, Hyde House, The Hyde Collection. Glens Falls, January 16, 2013 -April 14, 2013

"Modern and Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection, Feibes & Schmitt Gallery, December 20, 2019-"

"Sam Gilliam (1933-2022): Asking." Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, January 28-Apirl 23, 2023
ProvenanceWashington D.C., Middendorf Gallery
1981, Brant Lake, NY, Robert Lewit
2010, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust
Photography by Michael Fredericks.
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