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Title

Coffee Thyme

Artist

Sam Gilliam ; Sam Gilliam

Date

1980

Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Coffee Thyme, Sam Gilliam      ;    Sam Gilliam
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woodland  October 28, 2010

Kailoni Montgomery

This isn't art because it is empty and has no creative thing on it or something.

chainworks  October 7, 2011

Thats where you're wrong. theres verrrrryyyyy faint lines 2/3s down the work. very abstract, but still art

Abbie Anderson  October 17, 2011

Let's examine this work.

  • Use the "Zoom" tool to inspect the surface for subtle variations. (To activate the Zoom tool, hover the mouse/cursor over the image and click on the "+" sign that appears.) In the lower third of the paper you may see faint lines, making it look like the paper is scored, folded, or has a slightly dimensional quality.
  • Find more information on the "Details" tab. The physical description states that we're looking at a "blind intaglio of triangle and rectangle." In printmaking, a "blind" print is made without ink. Paper can be debossed or embossed by using a plate (or other form) and applying pressure.
After using the Zoom tool across the surface, speculate what this print might look like if the artist had used ink.
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