Roland David Smith- the sculptor who drew with metal 1906-65

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“The metal itself possesses little art history. What associations it possesses are those of this century: power, structure, movement, progress, suspension, brutality.”—David Smith on his preferred medium, welded steel


David Smith (who was born on this day in 1906) worked as a welder in a car factory as a young man. Later, he emerged as a sculptor within the context of the New York School in the 1940s and 1950s, and applied his industrial skills to his art-making practice.


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MoMA | The Collection | David Smith (American, 1906–1965)


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American sculptor, painter and draughtsman. Virtually untrained as a sculptor, David Smithliked to say that he 'belonged' with painters. His art training began ...

David Smith - The Art Story


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Artworks and analysis: David Smith wove a rich mythology around his rugged work that brought qualities of industrial manufacturing into the language of art.

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Feb 17, 2013 - Today we're going to bring you a story about one of the perhaps lesser known – though no less important - artists in the series, David Smith.


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David Smith
Sculptor


Roland David Smith was an American Abstract Expressionist sculptor and painter, best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Wikipedia

Born: March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana, United States


Died: May 23, 1965, South Shaftsbury, Vermont, United States


Education: Art Students League of New York (1927–1932),University of Notre Dame, Ohio University


Periods: Modernism, Modern art, Abstract expressionism


Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada


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Cubi XXVI
1965

Tanktotem I


1952

Agricola I


1952

Cubi XI


1963

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum


"If you ask why I make sculpture, I must answer that it is my way of life, my balance, and my justification for being."—David Smith


David Smith was born on this day in 1906, widely considered the greatest sculptor of his generation. In 2006, the Guggenheim presented "David Smith: A Centennial" http://gu.gg/K6rcB