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Cubi XII is an abstract sculpture by David Smith. [1] Constructed of stainless steel, completed on April 7 1963, it was purchased from his estate by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1968. [2] [3] [4] It is a part of the Cubi series. [5] He used the shiny finish to contrast with the landscape.
Cubi XI is an abstract sculpture by David Smith. It is a part of the Cubi series of sculptures. Constructed in 1963, it was installed on April 21, 1964, at 1875 Connecticut Avenue , N.W. near Sheridan Circle .
Roland David Smith was born on March 9, 1906, in Decatur, Indiana and moved to Paulding, Ohio in 1921, where he attended high school. His mother was a school teacher and a devout Methodist; his father was a telephone engineer and part-time inventor, who fostered a reverence for machinery in Smith.
The artist died in a car accident on May 23, 1965, soon after the completion of Cubi XXVIII, which may or may not have been the last sculpture he intended to create in this series. The Cubis are among Smith's final experiments in his progression toward a more simplified, abstract form of expression.
Pages in category "Sculptures by David Smith" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agricola I; C.
Cubi XXVI is an abstract sculpture by David Smith, in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., US. [1] Constructed of stainless steel on January 12, 1965, it was purchased in 1978. [2] It was on loan to the White House. [3] [4] The sculpture is a part of Smith's Cubi series.
n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...
Voltri XV. Voltri XV is an abstract sculpture by David Smith.. It is part of the Voltri series created in May through June 1962 in Italy. [1] He worked at an abandoned steel factory, where he welded scrap steel.