Artist: David Smith (1906 - 1965)
Nationality: American
Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Media: Sculpture
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Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Landscape with a Gypsy Tent, 1848 David Cox (British, 1783-1859)Oil on wood; 9 x 14
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Paul Gavarni, Acrobats,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, frontispiece and first plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849), 1849
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Paul Gavarni, The Casino,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 13 and fifth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849),
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Paul Gavarni, Vauxhall, preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 96 andtwentieth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849)
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Paul Gavarni, Greenwich Fair,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 75 and seventeenth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogu
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Paul Gavarni, The Crossing Sweeper,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 32 and ninth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogu
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Paul Gavarni, Music in the Streets,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 21 and seventh plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bo
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David Smith, San Francisco Rock Poster: Family Dog Productions, "Mechanico Mandala," Taj Mahal; Creedence Clearwater Revival; Avalon Ballroom, 5/31-6/2/68, 1968
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Paul Gavarni, The Parks, preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 113 and twenty-fourth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue
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Charles Willson Peale - William Smith and His Grandson, Robert Smith Williams 1788 oil on canvas Virginia Museum of Fine Arts American
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David Smith - Zig II 1961 painted steel Des Moines Art Center American
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John Wesley Paradise - Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (Mrs. Seba Smith) c. 1845 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Paul Gavarni, Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849), 1849
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Paul Gavarni, A Sketch from the West-End,preceding the essay by Albert Smith, opposite page 49 and twelfth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: Da
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Becca, 1965 David Smith (American, 1906-1965)Stainless steel; H. 113-1/4, W. 123, D. 30-1/2 in. (287.7
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J. Smith, Portrait of Johannes Smith, (after painter G. Kneller Eques), 1716
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David Smith - Untitled 1932 oil on board Cleveland Museum of Art American
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David Smith - Raven IV 1957 steel Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Sentinel I 1956 steel National Gallery of Art American
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David Smith - Voltri VII 1962 iron National Gallery of Art American
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David Smith - Voltri XV 1962 steel Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Cubi XII 1963 stainless steel Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Circle II 1962 painted steel National Gallery of Art American
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David Smith - Cubi III 1961 Stainless Steel The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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David Smith - Big Rooster 1945 forged and welded st Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Circle III 1962 painted steel National Gallery of Art American
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David Smith - Australia 1951 painted steel on cin The Museum of Modern Art American
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David Smith - Sentinel 1961 stainless steel The Museum of Modern Art American
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David Smith - Circle I 1962 painted steel National Gallery of Art American
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David Smith - Agricola I 1951-1952 painted steel Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Cubi XX 1964 Welded stainless ste UCLA Hammer Museum American
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David Smith - Sentinel II 1956-1957 stainless steel Hirshhorn Museum American
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David Smith - Untitled c. 1932-1935 gelatin silver print National Gallery of Art American
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Paul Gavarni, (Portrait of Gavarni), title page vignette and second plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849), 1849
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Paul Gavarni, The Opera,preceding the essay by Shirley Brooks, opposite page 1 and third plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849),
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Paul Gavarni, The Coulisses,preceding the essay by Shirley Brooks, opposite page 81 and eighteenth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogu
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Paul Gavarni, TheBarmaid,preceding the essay by J. Stirling Coyne, opposite page 87 and nineteenth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogu
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Paul Gavarni, The Orange-Girl,preceding the essay by An Old Playgoer, opposite page 45 and eleventh plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bog
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David Smith - Voltri XIII 1962 steel University of California, Berkeley Art Museum American
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Paul Gavarni, Thieves,preceding the essay by James Hannay, opposite page 55 and thirteenth plate in the book Gavarni in London; Sketches of Life and Character, with Illustrative essays by Popular Writers, edited by Albert Smith (London: David Bogue, 1849)

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (30)
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Hayward Gallery: TURNAROUND: Bob & Robert Smith, 26 Instructions
26 Instructions also forms the basis of two free performances by the artist and members of his 'choir' outside the Hayward on 30 September and 7 October from 3-3.30pm. Turnaround: Inside Out at the Hayward is an ongoing series in which...
Art Museum of Missoula: A Gift to Montana: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith s Prints
The prints in this exhibition comprise the first selection of work from Smith, and only a small percentage of her generous gift. The Art Museum anticipates many more exciting images representing Smith's prolific career. Although Smith liv...
DFN Gallery: Cedric Smith: We
An early breakthrough in Smith’s work came through listening to the lyrics of political rap group Public Enemy, criticizing the lack of acknowledgment of achievements by African-Americans.  Smith reacted by creating collages incorporating found ph...
Andy Warhol Museum: Strange Messenger: The Art of Patti Smith
"Like Andy Warhol, Patti Smith isn't an artist who is easily categorized. She moves fluidly through the genres of music, visual art, and language," says John Smith, exhibition curator and archivist at The Warhol. "Her work and her career defy t...
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre: Oliver Smith: The Best of Craft and Industry
In creating this new range of cutlery, Smith has been inspired by internationally celebrated chef, Tim Pak Poy, of The Wharf Restaurant. Pak Poy and Smith have discussed the elements of what makes good cutlery over many dinners, and the outcomes h...
MoMA QNS: Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things
Smith's passion for paper inspires her creative approaches to printmaking and reinforces the importance of this aspect of her work. A catalogue with numerous original interventions by the artist accompanies the exhibition. Organized by Wendy We...
Haus der Kunst: Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith
A newspaper photograph of the destruction of the towers of the World Trade Center reminded her of Peter Brueghel’s The Tower of Babel (1563) and provided the starting point for these drawings. In her book of poems Babel, published in 1978, she ...
Red Head Gallery: Tegan Smith: Warmer
Warmer, a new installation at The Red Head Gallery, takes as its point of departure a modest if traumatic event:  the burning down of Smith's garage. There is video footage Smith took the night of the fire, the garage engulfed in orange flames.  P...
Cambridge Galleries, Preston: Peter Smith: Half Life
"Though I start a piece from notes in my sketch books, each work eventually takes it's own direction and I follow." Peter Smith was born in Toronto in 1959. He first received art lessons in lieu of rent from an artist who lived above his fa...
Neuberger Museum of Art: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Recent Paintings
She often uses her painterly technique in combination with collaged materials that heighten her appealingly tactile surfaces. Her widely exhibited and re...
Millennium Arts Center: Spacia: New Works by Astrid Colomar, Simon Gouverneur, Nan Montgomery, Caroline Orner, Vicente Pascual, Jeffrey Smith and Champ Taylor
The Millennium Arts Center is a new national arts center that brings fine, visual and performing artists together under one roof. MAC makes Washington, D.C...
Ohio Art League: RED HOT: Duane McDiarmid, Melissa Day, and Ellen Smith
Melissa Day works from materials and fabrics ordinarily assigned to the female gender, such as nail polish and panty hose, using color as a sexual lure and signifier. Duane McDiarmid's work is a literal web of sensuous crimson velvet and silk, sus...
Bell-Roberts Art Gallery: Spot the Dog: A Sculpture-based Installation by Raymond Smith
The age old discipline of manipulating clay provides the ideal material to capture the essence in character, touch and feel of each breed. After ageing and firing the once wet clay becomes stone which cannot be altered. In this work limited editio...
American Craft Museum: Stop Asking/We Exist: 25 African American Craft Artists
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Downtown: The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Collaborative Sculptural Installation by Alexis Smith and Amy Gerstler
The title of the exhibition comes from an ancient tale of magic and hubris, which was adapted by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century, and entered American popular culture in 1940 when Walt Disney Studios turned Paul Dukas symphony of the sa...
Shire Pottery Gallery and Studios: Familiar Territories: Alan Smith Page
In this exhibition I have used a number of media and subjects in an exploration of the familiar - interiors and exteriors, still life arrangements and objects of the everyday. I enjoy working at speed. I like the uncertainty of watercolour ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825–1861
The exhibition and student pass program are made possible by Fleet. The exhibition catalogue is made possible through the support o...
National Essembly of State Arts Agencies: NEA FUNDING BILL ON HOLD UNTIL SENATE DEBATE RESUMES IN SEPTEMBER

Before adjournment, the issue of NEA funding came up in the form of an amendment, sponsored by Sens. Robert Smith (R-NH) and John Ashcroft (R-MO), to eliminate all money in the bill for the N...
Frick Collection: Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art
Among the other artists represented in the exhibition are Northern European masters Matthias Grünewald, Jan van Goyen, Adoph von Menzel, Piet Mondrian, and Paul Klee. Italian artists include Fra Bartolommeo, Rosso Fiorentino, Federico Barocci, Gi...
Sanford L. Smith and Associates Ltd.: The 14th Annual Works On Paper Show to Open for Preview Today
Hailed by the New York Times as a great visual adventure, and the most important art show of its kind, Works on Paper presents all levels of collectors the opportunity to enhance their ...
Carnegie Museum of Art: Dream Street: Pittsburgh Photographs by W. Eugene Smith
Only a fragment of the work was ever seen, despite Smith's lifelong conviction that it was his greatest set of photographs, says Sam Stephenson of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and guest curator of Dream Street. The bulk of...
Bayly Art Museum: The Heritage of Our Ancestors: Works by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Kay WalkingStick

Quick-to-See Smith was born in 1940 on the Indian Mission Flathead Reservation in Montana. She earned a degree in art education from Framingham State College, MA, in 1976 and an M.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1980. She exhibit...
Museum of Contemporary Art, LA and the Geffen Contemporary: The Architecture of R. M. Schindler
The exhibition will include approximately 110 original drawings by Schindler, approximately 15 models of the most significant architectural works, a selection ...
Sanford L. Smith & Associates: New York Photography Fair
The show offers something for everyone. This is a downtown show, said Sanford Smith, with a mix of emerging and established dealers that appeals to both younger and seasoned ...
Detroit Institute of Art: A Cultural Heritage: Selected Works of African American Art from the DIA's Collection
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Armory Art Center: 7th Annual Art of Photography
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Ohio Art League: Intricate Spaces: Cut Paper Assemblages by Roxanne Smith-Mansell
In her statement, Smith-Mansell writes:   "I have combined two of my favorite processes in this body of work. The first is watercolor, which I’ve used in a manner that is not the traditional, representational one that I am accustomed to using...
Frissiras Museum: Olympic Cities - Gods Becoming Men: Curated by Edward Lucie-Smith
’Gods Becoming Men’, at the privately owned Frissiras Museum, which occupies two handsomely converted 19th century mansions in the Plaka, in the very heart of Athens, is in many ways a riposte to this - in geographical terms, in exploitation of te...
Binney and Smith Gallery, Banana Factory: Call for Artists: NSPCA 50th Annual Exhibition
The NSPCA show is open to any artist working in the United States. The entry fee is $20 for non-members, and entries must be received by Sept 10. Works eligible for submission include casein, acrylic and egg tempera paintings that have not been sh...
John Natsoulas Gallery: Sacramento Valley Landscape Painters
The collection of landscape paintings in the exhibition ranges from the very early works done in the 1930s by artists such as Maynard Dixon and Otis Oldfield, to landscape paintings by contemporary artists that include Gregory Kondos, Wayne Thieb...

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