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An essential account of America's greatest sculptor . . . [A] magnum opus. Marjorie Perloff, The Times Literary Supplement

The landmark biography of the inscrutable and brilliant David Smith, the greatest American sculptor of the twentieth century.

David Smith, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, did more than any other sculptor of his era to bring the plastic arts to the forefront of the American scene. Central to his project of reimagining sculptural experience was challenging the stability of any identity or positionSmith sought out the unbounded, unbalanced, and unexpected, creating works of art that seem to undergo radical shifts as the spectator moves from one point of view to another. So groundbreaking and prolific were his contributions to American art that by the time Smith was just forty years old, Clement Greenberg was already calling him the greatest sculptor this country has produced.

Michael Brenson's David Smith: The Art

David Smith

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      Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      Published 4 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9780374281465
      978-0374281465
      ISBN-10 0374281467

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An essential account of America's greatest sculptor . . . [A] magnum opus. Marjorie Perloff, The Times Literary Supplement

      The landmark biography of the inscrutable and brilliant David Smith, the greatest American sculptor of the twentieth century.

      David Smith, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, did more than any other sculptor of his era to bring the plastic arts to the forefront of the American scene. Central to his project of reimagining sculptural experience was challenging the stability of any identity or positionSmith sought out the unbounded, unbalanced, and unexpected, creating works of art that seem to undergo radical shifts as the spectator moves from one point of view to another. So groundbreaking and prolific were his contributions to American art that by the time Smith was just forty years old, Clement Greenberg was already calling him the greatest sculptor this country has produced.

      Michael Brenson's David Smith: The Art

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