David Smith: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Interviews

This comprehensive sourcebook is destined to become a lasting and definitive reference on the art and aesthetic philosophy of the American artist David Smith (1906–1965). A pioneer of twentieth—century modernism, Smith was renowned for the expansive formal and conceptual ambitions of his broadly diverse and inventive welded—steel abstractions. His groundbreaking achievements drew freely on cubism, surrealism, and constructivism, profoundly influencing later movements such as minimalism and ...