David Smith

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David Smith was an influential American sculptor best known for his large-scale abstract steel works that helped redefine modern sculpture in the 20th century.

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David Smith canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract artist
artist
human
sculptor
artisticTechnique assemblage
welding
causeOfDeath car accident
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-03-09
dateOfDeath 1965-05-23
educatedAt Art Students League of New York
exhibitedAt Museum of Modern Art, New York
Venice Biennale
Whitney Museum of American Art
familyName Smith
fieldOfWork abstract art
modern art
sculpture
gender male
genre abstract sculpture
givenName David
influenced modern sculpture
postwar American sculpture
influencedBy Cubism
Julio González
Pablo Picasso
Surrealism
movement Abstract Expressionism
Modernism
name David Smith
nationality American
notableFor large-scale abstract steel sculptures
welded metal sculpture
notableWork Agricola series
linked to: Agricola

Cubi series
Hudson River Landscape
Tanktotem series
Voltri series
occupation painter
sculptor
placeOfBirth Decatur, Indiana, United States
linked to: Decatur, Indiana
placeOfDeath Bennington, Vermont, United States
linked to: Bennington, Vermont
spouse Dorothy Dehner
Jean Freas
linked to: Kelly Freas
usedMaterial stainless steel
steel
welded iron
workLocation Bolton Landing, New York
linked to: Bolton, New York

New York City

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