Open links in new tab
  1.  
  2. David Smith (sculptor) - Wikipedia

    • 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. However, his artisti… See more

    Early life

    Roland David Smith was born on March 9, 1906, in Decatur, Indiana and moved to Paulding, Ohio in 1921, where he … See more

    History

    Smith's early friendship with painters such as Adolph Gottlieb and Milton Avery was reinforced during the Depression of the 1930s, when he participated in the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in … See more

    BornRoland David Smith · March 9, 1906 · Decatur, Indiana, US
    DiedMay 23, 1965 (aged 59) · South Shaftsbury, Vermont, US
    Known forSculpture
    Notable workHelmholtzian Landscape (1946) · Hudson River Landscape (1951) · Tanktotem I (1952) · Agricola V (1952) · Voltri VI (1962) · Cubi VI (1963)
    Works

    Smith often worked in series. He is perhaps best known for the Cubis, which were among the last pieces he completed before his death. The sculptures in this series are made of stainless steel with a hand-brushed fini… See more

    Exhibitions and Collections

    Smith's first solo show of drawings and welded-steel sculpture was held at the Willard Gallery in New York in 1938. In 1941, Smith sculptures were included in two traveling exhibitions organized by the Museum o… See more

    Recognition

    • Smith was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1950, which provided him with financial support to focus on his artistic pursuits.
    • Smith was the recipient of the Brandeis University Creative Arts Award in 1964, ackn… See more

    Death

    Smith died in a car crash near Bennington, Vermont on May 23, 1965. He was 59 years old. See more

    Writings

    • Gray, Cleve, ed. David Smith by David Smith: Sculpture and Writings. New York, London: Thames & Hudson, 1968, rpt. 1989. ISBN 978-0-500-27520-7 See more

     
  1. David Smith - 16 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org

    View all 16 artworks. David Smith lived in the XX cent., a remarkable figure of American Abstract Expressionism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

  2. David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy | Whitney Museum of American Art

  3. David Smith | Becca | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    In his second phase, during the 1940s and 1950s, Smith executed personal, landscape-inspired sculptures characterized by a delicate linear quality, reminiscent of drawing in metal and similar in feel to contemporary painting.

  4. David Smith - Artnet

    View David Smiths 597 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available works on paper, sculpture, and paintings for sale and learn …

  5. David Smith Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

    Mar 9, 2012 · With these works, Smith emphasized the act of viewing, particularly from one fixed vantage point. In this way, he produced a perceived flattening of sculptural forms that contrasts with the painter's attempt to create …

  6. People also ask
  7. David Smith - MoMA

  8. DAVID SMITH - Artforum

    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, …

  9. Cubi VII - The Art Institute of Chicago

    David Smith was among the first American artists to master the use of steel and other industrial materials. After many years of working metal into evocative linear compositions, he forged a new, formal language for sculpture through …

  10. David Smith - Hauser & Wirth

    David Smith is regarded as one of the most innovative artists and important American sculptors of the 20th century. He transformed sculpture by rejecting the traditional methods of carving and casting in favor of torch-cutting and …