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. Smith was the great-grandson of a blacksmith, and of his childhood, the artist recalls, "we used to play on trains and ...
- American
- March 9, 1906
- Decatur, Indiana
- May 23, 1965
May 19, 2023 · David Smith, in full David Roland Smith, (born March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, U.S.—died May 23, 1965, Albany, New York), 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 ...
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May 16, 2023 · Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Early life [ edit ] Roland David Smith was born on March 9, 1906, in Decatur , Indiana and moved to Paulding, Ohio in 1921, where he attended high school.
- Roland David Smith, March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, US
- Sculpture
- May 23, 1965 (aged 59), South Shaftsbury, Vermont, US
Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Roland David Smith was born on March 9, 1906 in Decatur, Indiana and moved to Paulding, Ohio in 1921, where he attended high school.
- American
- March 9, 1906
- Decatur, Indiana, United States
- May 23, 1965
Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by David Smith (1906-1965). Abstract Expressionist sculptor and painter David Smith worked as a rivet…
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May 13, 2023 · One of the foremost artists of the 20th Century and the sculptor most closely associated with the abstract expressionist movement, David Smith (1906 – 1965) is celebrated for his use of industrial materials and processes and the integration of open space into sculpture.
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