Sewell Sillman

Sewell Sillman
Born(1924-10-24)October 24, 1924
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1992(1992-04-05) (aged 67)
Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationBlack Mountain College
Alma materYale University

Sewell Sillman (1924 – 1992) was an American painter, educator, and print publisher. He co-founded Ives-Sillman, Inc. alongside partner Norman Seaton Ives, which published silkscreen prints and photographs in monographic art portfolios.[1]

Biography

Sewell Sillman was born in October 24, 1924 in Savannah, Georgia.[2] He attended Black Mountain College, studying under Josef Albers.[3][2] Sillman transferred to Yale University (alongside a move to Yale by Albers), he graduated with a BFA degree in 1951, and a MFA degree in 1953.[2]

Sillman joined the faculty at Yale University, working from 1953 to 1966.[2] Additionally he taught at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) from 1963 to 1965; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) from 1966 to 1985; and was a professor of art at University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1990.[2] Sillman was also teaching at Parsons School of Design.[4] Sillman had many notable students including Bruce Helander,[5] Newton Harrison, Howardena Pindell,[6] as well as others. Sillman's lessons often focused on color theory.

Ives-Sillman, Inc. was founded in 1958 by Sillman and his co-worker and fellow professor at Yale University, Norman Seaton Ives.[1][7] They first published, Josef Albers: Interaction of Color (1963).[8] Other artist published included Walker Evans, Roy Lichtenstein, Piet Mondrian, Ad Reinhardt, Jean Dubuffet, Jacob Lawrence, and Romare Bearden.[2]

He died of cancer in April 5, 1992 at his home in Lyme, Connecticut.[2][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Castleman, Riva (2004). "Floriano Vecchi and the Tiber Press". Print Quarterly. 21 (2): 127–145. ISSN 0265-8305. JSTOR 41826133.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Sewell Sillman, 67, Artist and Publisher, Is Dead". The New York Times. 1992-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ Ellert, JoAnn C. (1972). "The Bauhaus and Black Mountain College". The Journal of General Education. 24 (3): 144–152. ISSN 0021-3667. JSTOR 27796320.
  4. ^ "Sewell Sillman, bio 6_29_12 - Peyton Wright Gallery" (PDF).
  5. ^ Mahoney, Robert; Helander, Bruce (1994). Bruce Helander: Curious Collage. Grassfield Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9628514-6-9.
  6. ^ "Oral history interview with Howardena Pindell, 2012 Dec. 1-4". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  7. ^ "Norman Ives, 54; Graphic Designer And Yale Teacher". The New York Times. 1978-02-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "From Our Instagram: Sewell Sillman". Office of the University Printer, Yale. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ "Stillman". Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant. 8 April 1992. p. 94. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

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