SCULPTOR

Robert Smithson

1938 - 1973

Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums and is held in public collections. He was one of the founders of the land art movement whose best known work is the Spiral Jetty (1970). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Smithson is the 72nd most popular sculptor (down from 57th in 2019), the 2,573rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,791st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Robert Smithson ranks 72 out of 258. Before him are Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Antonio Corradini, Lars Vilks, Antenor, Francesco Laurana, and Giorgio da Sebenico. After him are François Girardon, Properzia de' Rossi, Antoine Coysevox, Marino Marini, Andrea Sansovino, and Anna Mahler.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736 - 1783
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 66
Antonio Corradini
1688 - 1752
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 67
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 68
Antenor
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 69
Francesco Laurana
1430 - 1502
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 70
Giorgio da Sebenico
1410 - 1473
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 71
Robert Smithson
1938 - 1973
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 72
François Girardon
1628 - 1715
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 73
Properzia de' Rossi
1490 - 1530
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 74
Antoine Coysevox
1640 - 1720
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 75
Marino Marini
1901 - 1980
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 76
Andrea Sansovino
1467 - 1529
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 77
Anna Mahler
1904 - 1988
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 78

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Robert Smithson ranks 138. Before him are Marien Ngouabi, Sergei Novikov, Cabu, John Connelly, Paul Andreu, and Manuel Monteiro de Castro. After him are Gerry Byrne, Karin Dor, Guy Roux, Arsen Dedić, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Ivan Sutherland. Among people deceased in 1973, Robert Smithson ranks 81. Before him are Alan Watts, Sessue Hayakawa, Monika Ertl, Bruno Maderna, Shirali Muslimov, and Marc Allégret. After him are J. Carrol Naish, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Lorenzo Fernández, Nikos Zachariadis, Tarsila do Amaral, and Robert Watson-Watt.

Others Born in 1938

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Marien Ngouabi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1977
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 132
Sergei Novikov
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 133
Cabu
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2015
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 134
John Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 135
Paul Andreu
ARCHITECT
1938 - 2018
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 136
Manuel Monteiro de Castro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 137
Robert Smithson
SCULPTOR
1938 - 1973
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 138
Gerry Byrne
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 139
Karin Dor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 140
Guy Roux
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 141
Arsen Dedić
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 142
Shotaro Ishinomori
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 1998
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 143
Ivan Sutherland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 144