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Some Parallel
Some Parallel
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Some Parallel

Artist Hiram Williams (American, 1917 - 2003)
Date1975
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensionsdiptych: 8 ft. 1 in. x 11 ft. 11 in. (246.4 x 363.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Hiram and Avonell Williams
Object numberPA-78-8
Collections
Visual DescriptionAbstract work with large pink/orange/red shape on gray ground, suggesting a map of the United States. Rope hangs on the top and right side.
The title is written on the painting starting at the middle of the left edge, white rectangular shape near the top edge (extends horizontally over the picture plane) over white ground, dark areas around bottom and right edges of white shape.
Mystical Events Over Bald Eagle
Hiram Williams
1992
A painting with a light grey top and tan bottom. Left of center, a vertical orange-brown form is heavily textured with grey and white brushstrokes along its left side. A thin dark right-angle line marks the bottom left.
Floating Bottle 2
Hiram Williams
2001
Portrait painting of a man against a dark gray background. He has dark hair, tanned skin, and looks towards the right. He wears a light gray suit jacket, white shirt, and blue tie. A watch is visible on his left wrist.
Portrait of President O'Connell #3
Hiram Williams
1973
A lightly sketched head outline encloses a soft peach wash. An irregular orange and brown blotch with jagged black ink borders sits near the right, accented by thick strokes of white paint.
Self Portrait 5m
Hiram Williams
2000
A painting depicting a head and shoulders on a brushed blue background. The face lacks discernible features, rendered in smeared peach, pink, and reddish flesh tones, and is obscured by a series of dotted white horizontal lines.
Large Head, Blue, Four Mouths
Hiram Williams
c. 1980
Abstract artwork featuring a central, textured, off-white form resembling a distorted human form. Above it lies a thick band of orange and dark gray. Faint blue marks appear below the main form on a white background.
Stretched Man with Orange
Hiram Williams
1982
A horizontal drawing on a gray background features a pale pink, abstract, biomorphic shape floating near the center. Black, sketchy lines define the shape and cross through it diagonally. The background has loose, textural gray brushstrokes.
Almost Dead Dog
Hiram Williams
1986
Portrait of Dean Turpin C. Bannister
Portrait of Dean Turpin C. Bannister
Hiram Williams
1967
Painting of an outline of face with white irregular brushstrokes at center. The background is comprised of loose brushstrokes in shades of green.
Curious Man
Hiram Williams
1965
Abstract drawing on tan paper. The top half features a dense cluster of chaotic, swirling brushstrokes in ochre, brown, and grey. Below this mass, faint pencil lines outline a simple, curved shape resembling a vase.
Snooty Bouquet
Hiram Williams
1986
A painting dominated by a large, textured light blue sky. The bottom edge features horizontal bands of white, ochre, and brown, intersected by a dark, flat triangular shape pointing upward from the bottom center toward the horizon.
Large Beach Road with Blue Sky, from the Texas Road series
Hiram Williams
1963
A horizontal abstract artwork on white paper features fine, dark, branching lines that rise from the bottom. Soft washes of pale orange and pink are blended behind the lines.
Study Out of West Window of Boyd Trailer
Hiram Williams
1983

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