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The Arc Maker I & II

1981

Medium

Acrylic on canvas with collage

Dimensions

75 x 213 x 1 1/2 in. (152.4 x 541 x 3.8 cm)

Four, connected, geometrically shaped paintings featuring textured layers of dark purple, red, black, blue paint by Sam Gilliam.
Sam Gilliam, The Arc Maker I & II, 1981. Acrylic on canvas with collage. 75 x 213 x 1 1/2 in. (152.4 x 541 x 3.8 cm). Courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts.