Sam Gilliam (Painter ) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA on a Thursday, November 30, 1933 🎈. Sam Gilliam is 90 years old. He is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
Abstract Expressionist and Lyrical Abstraction painter and Color Field artist associated with the Washington Color School. He conceived the idea of the “unsupported canvas” in 1965 and revolutionized the perception of the blank canvas.
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| FULL NAME: | Sam Gilliam |
| BIRTH DATE: | November 30, 1933 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Tupelo, Mississippi, USA |
| AGE: | 90 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Sam Gilliam is a Painter. Sam was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He was the seventh of eight children born to Sam and Estery Gilliam. He married journalist Dorothy Butler in 1962. Find out who is Sam Gilliam dating right now.
He attended the University of Louisville, where he held his first exhibition in 1955. He was enlisted in the United States Army from 1956 until 1958.
DID YOU KNOW His work was influenced by such German Expressionists as Emil Nolde, Paul Klee, and Nathan Oliveira.
FACT He was a contemporary of Frank Stella.
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Birthday
Currently, Sam Gilliam is 90 years old. His next birthday is away. Sam will celebrate his 91st birthday on a Thursday, November 30th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on November 30, 1933. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Sam Gilliam’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
Sam Gilliam was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Sam Gilliam is a 90 years old Painter, born in November, in the Year of the Rooster (1933), and is a Sagittarius. His life path number is 3. Sam’s birthstone is Topaz and Citrine, and his birth flower is Chrysanthemum. You may also check out all famous birthdays in November or specifically birthdays on November 30.
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