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Mar 9, 2012 · David Smith was born in Decatur, Indiana, in 1906 and moved with his family to Paulding, Ohio, in 1921. Smith's mother was a schoolteacher, while the artist's father managed a telephone company and was an amateur inventor.
- American
- March 9, 1906
- Decatur, Indiana
- May 23, 1965
Apr 9, 2024 · David Smith (born March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, U.S.—died May 23, 1965, Albany, New York) was an American sculptor whose pioneering welded metal sculpture and massive painted geometric forms made him the most original American sculptor in the decades after World War II.
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Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an influential and innovative American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, widely known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Born in Decatur, Indiana, Smith initially pursued painting, receiving training at the Art Students League in New York from 1926 to 1930.
TitleYearDescriptionSaw Head1963sculpture of iron and bronze, paintedHome of the welder1945steel sculpture, paintedTitle Unknown1940steel sculpture, painted1962steel sculpture- Roland David Smith, March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, US
- Sculpture
- May 23, 1965 (aged 59), South Shaftsbury, Vermont, US
Oct 6, 2022 · October 6, 2022 9:00am. David Smith, Fish, 1950–51, in the artist's 2006 Tate Modern retrospective. Photo Cathal McNaughton/PA Images via Getty Images. You can’t judge an artist biography by ...
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Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an influential and innovative American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, widely known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Born in Decatur, Indiana, Smith initially pursued painting, receiving training at the Art Students League in New York from 1926 to 1930.
David Smith was the sculptor most closely associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. While in college, he worked one summer as a welder at an automobile factory, where his understanding and love for industrial materials and techniques took root.
