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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.
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.
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The Estate is dedicated to preserving the legacy of artist David Smith through the promotion of exhibitions, publications, and research. We encourage new scholarship of Smith’s work while preserving an extensive archive containing historical documents and photographs related to Smith’s life and career.
Organized on the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, David Smith: A Centennial presents over 120 of his greatest sculptures, as well as a selection of his drawings and sketchbooks, from his entire 33-year career as a sculptor.
WHEN DAVID SMITH DIED, one was made to realize the extent to which a single man had carried and extended the tradition of non-monolithic sculpture that derives ultimately from Cubist collage. His career spanned over thirty years, during which time he produced well over five hundred sculptures. His work from first to last is as distinctively and recognizably his as that of, say, Giacometti.
Oct 6, 2011 · Oct 6, 2011–Jan 8, 2012. A fresh look at the work of the great American sculptor David Smith (1906–1965), Cubes and Anarchy offers new insights into the artist’s career-long involvement with geometric forms.
