"David Smith Sculpture" by The Estate of David Smith

David Smith Sculpture A Catalogue Raisonne, 1932-1965 The Estate of David Smith

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Format:: Hardback
Publication date:: 24 Aug 2021
ISBN:: 9780300224115
Imprint:: Other Distribution
Dimensions:: 1312 pages: 305 x 254mm
Illustrations:: 1,600 color + b-w illus.
Sales territories:: World

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A monumental new work of scholarship on a luminary of twentieth-century art

Embracing factory methods of construction, building on the legacy of cubism, and turning his back on European carving and casting traditions, David Smith (1906–1965) transformed postwar sculpture. His body of work, contemporary with the New York School in painting, and his pioneering placement of sculptures in a natural setting are foundational for present-day sculpture and installation art. This three-volume boxed set comprehensively details the entirety of Smith's sculptural oeuvre. It is now the definitive catalogue raisonné and supplants the one constructed by Rosalind E. Krauss in 1977. With Christopher Lyon as Editor and Project Manager and Susan J. Cooke as Research Editor, the volumes also contain a Foreword by Rebecca and Candida Smith, essays by Michael Brenson, Sarah Hamill, Marc-Christian Roussel, Christopher Lyon, and a chronology by Tracee Ng. Throughout the volumes, reproductions of documents and images, including many photographs, paintings, drawings, and sketches by the artist, offer fresh insights into Smith’s methods and creative thought. Handsomely designed and generously illustrated with fine color reproductions, this catalogue raisonné is both a sumptuous object and an essential scholarly resource.

The Estate of David Smith is dedicated to preserving the legacy of artist David Smith through the promotion of exhibitions, publications, research, and scholarship. It is based in New York City and Bolton Landing, NY.