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Artists in 60 Seconds: David Smith

By Shelley Esaak, About.com

Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:

Abstract Expressionism

Date and Place of Birth:

March 9, 1906, Decatur, Indiana

Life:

David Smith, a welder by trade, was known for his Abstract Expressionist sculptures of metal and/or stainless steel.

Important Works:

  • Fifteen Planes, 1957
  • Cubi (series), 1963-64
  • Becca, 1965

Date and Place of Death:

May 23, 1965, Bennington, Vermont

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