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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.
- Roland David Smith, March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, US
- Sculpture
- May 23, 1965 (aged 59), South Shaftsbury, Vermont, US
Mar 9, 2012 · Learn about the life and work of David Smith, one of the greatest American sculptors of the 20th century. Explore his welded-steel sculptures, his influences from European modernism, his use of collage and totemism, and his legacy on Minimalism. See images of his sculptures, such as Helmholtzian Landscape, Hudson River Landscape, and Tanktotem I.
- American
- March 9, 1906
- Decatur, Indiana
- May 23, 1965
Apr 9, 2024 · David Smith 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. His work greatly influenced the brightly coloured “primary structures” of Minimal art during the 1960s.
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Widely considered the greatest sculptor of his generation, David Smith (1906–1965) created some of the most iconic works of the 20th century. Marked by the use of industrial materials, especially welded metals, and the integration of open space, Smith’s three-dimensional version of Abstract Expressionism revolutionized the art of sculpture ...
Dealers. Events. News. Monograph. David Smith was an early Abstract Expressionist sculptor who welded steel into large geometric works. Throughout Smith’s career, he also created paintings and drawings that utilized Abstract Expressionist techniques. “Art is a paradox that has no laws to bind it,” the artist once mused.
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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.
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Excerpt from David Smith, Bolton Landing. 8mm film by Robert Murray. 1965. The Estate of David Smith announces the publication of David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965 . David Smith inspecting Voltri-Bolton V and Voltri-Bolton I with an assistant in Bolton Landing, New York, 1962.
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