In the late 1960s, inspired in part by the sight of laundry hanging on a clothesline, African American abstract painter Sam Gilliam began to create his iconic "Drape" paintings. He applied bold, saturated hues to large canvases and ________ them from ceilings or walls, causing the drooping fabric to cascade in dramatic loops and curves.

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