Sam Gilliam Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Sam Gilliam is an American painter born on November 30, 1933, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is associated with the Washington Color School, a group of artists that developed a form of abstract, field painting during the 1950s and 1960s. His work is noted for its influence on abstract expressionism and includes three-dimensional sculptural elements. Gilliam is recognized as the first artist to suspend painted canvas without stretchers around 1965, significantly impacting the Color Field movement and contemporary art. His later works incorporated various materials including polypropylene and metallic acrylic.

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Meaning of the name - Sam

He who has heard, God has heard

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November 30, 1933 Facts

Generation Group

Sam Gilliam belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Tupelo, United States

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: kidney failure

Educated At: Central High School | University of Louisville

Occupation: drawer | printmaker | sculptor | painter

Spouses: Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Awards Received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Guggenheim Fellowship

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.