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David Smith

1906 - 1965

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Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Born in Decatur, Indiana, Smith initially pursued painting, receiving training at the Art Students League in New York from 1926 to 1930. However, his artistic journey took a transformative turn in the early 1930s when he shifted his focus to sculpture. In the early phase of his career, he crafted welded metal constructions that incorporated industrial objects, foreshadowing later developments in sculpture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Smith is the 1,949th most popular painter (down from 1,937th in 2019), the 10,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,067th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, David Smith ranks 1,949 out of 2,023. Before him are Thomas Doughty, Sanford Robinson Gifford, William Glackens, John Henry Twachtman, Derek Riggs, and Stuart Davis. After him are Elaine de Kooning, Thomas Baines, Aleksandr Petrov, Alfred Freddy Krupa, J. Alden Weir, and Laura Knight.

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Among people born in 1906, David Smith ranks 402. Before him are Cuth Harrison, Anna Dresden-Polak, Vilmos Zombori, Edward Akufo-Addo, Ted Morgan, and John Betjeman. After him are Katsuo Takaishi, Petre Steinbach, Jean Delarge, Pál Teleki, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, and Vincent Sherman. Among people deceased in 1965, David Smith ranks 218. Before him are Spike Jones, Samuel King Allison, Gilbert Colgate, Frances Perkins, Halvdan Koht, and Ray Collins. After him are Gheorghe Ciolac, Herb Drury, Hans Beyer, Robert Sjursen, Felix Frankfurter, and Herbert Morrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Smith ranks 10,675 out of 20,380. Before him are John Bunny (1863), Randy Weston (1926), Bill Berry (1958), James Stacy (1936), Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), and Gary Holt (1964). After him are G. D. Spradlin (1920), Greg Graffin (1964), Sherrod Brown (1952), Beverly Pepper (1922), Julie White (1961), and Carter Braxton (1736).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, David Smith ranks 134. Before him are Edward Henry Potthast (1857), Thomas Doughty (1793), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), William Glackens (1870), John Henry Twachtman (1853), and Stuart Davis (1892). After him are Elaine de Kooning (1918), J. Alden Weir (1852), Rembrandt Peale (1778), Thomas Dewing (1851), Eugene J. Martin (1938), and Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859).

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