ArtistSam Gilliam

After Smoke

Date1985

MediumSilkscreen

Dimensions30 1/2 × 37 1/2 in. (77.5 × 95.3 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection

Object numberDCCAH1996.033

ClassificationsPrints

Locations

Office of Administrative Hearings (441 4th Street NW, 450N)

DescriptionWhile Sam Gilliam is best known for his large colored canvases, especially those that are unstretched and draped, he also produced a large body of prints. Inspired by the improvisation of jazz music, he produced abstractions with bold and lively pattern, rhythm, and color. For this work, Gilliam has worked closely with DC printmaker Lou Stovall.