1981, Sam Gilliam, Coffee Thyme I -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: During the 197Os, Gilliam experimented with texture, scale, and material in a series of sculptural black-and-white paintings that emphasized the labor and physicality of his process. Also at this time, Gilliam began exploring complex printmaking techniques like in Coffee Thyme I and II. Both use lithography, silkscreen, and embossing to reinterpret the layered surfaces of his earlier black-and-white canvases.
1981, Sam Gilliam, Coffee Thyme I -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label: During the 197Os, Gilliam experimented with texture, scale, and material in a series of sculptural black-and-white paintings that emphasized the labor and physicality of his process. Also at this time, Gilliam began exploring complex printmaking techniques like in Coffee Thyme I and II. Both use lithography, silkscreen, and embossing to reinterpret the layered surfaces of his earlier black-and-white canvases.