Sam Gilliam
Blue Edge
1970
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Sam Gilliam
Blue Edge
1970
Physical Qualities
Acrylic on canvas, 71 7/8 x 71 3/4 in. (182.6 x 182.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Selma Rosen, Baltimore
Object Number
1992.131
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1992; Selma Rosen, Baltimore by purchase, 1972; Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C. (on consignment at the Sales and Rental Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art)
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art "Baltimore Collects: Painting & Sculpture Since 1960," May 27-July 22,1990
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner / Giuffrida Collection" September 29, 2019- January 19, 2020.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "How Do We Know the World?" November 14, 2021-September 30, 2023.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner / Giuffrida Collection" September 29, 2019- January 19, 2020.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "How Do We Know the World?" November 14, 2021-September 30, 2023.
Inscribed: FACE: none. VERSO: (blk. marker), u.l. corner 'Blue Edge, 71 (underlined)/Sam Gilliam/72 x 72' '; upside down, along b. stretcher '72 x 72 x ...(illegible)'; l.l. corner (pencil) '10/10'; u.l. edge, stretcher (blue) '72X72'; u.l. stretcher, (see file for drawing) '6 (with line over it)/6 (with line over it)/(rectangle minus a half-moon)/(rectangle minus a half-moon)'; punched taped, u.l., t. stretcher, '4200.00'; l.r. corner, upside down, (pencil) '17/17'; label, upside down, b. stretcher, b.r., 'RENTAL GALLERY BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART...(typed)'Rosen Selection 9\72/Jefferson Place/Sam Gilliam/Blue Edge/$4200 oil/46.80/28.08
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