Amarillo Museum of Art
2200 South Van Buren
Amarillo, TX 79109
Amarillo, TX 79109
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Museums page for Leon Polk Smith ((1906 - 1996)), known for Abstract, geometric-op painting, sculpture. Showing 14 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1906 Chickasha, Oklahoma - 1996 New York. Known for: Abstract, geometric-op painting, sculpture.
Known for geometric, hard-edge abstraction, Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 and raised on a farm in Indian territory among the Choctaw Indians before Oklahoma became a state. In 1936, he went to New... Read full biography
Known for geometric, hard-edge abstraction, Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 and raised on a farm in Indian territory among the Choctaw Indians before Oklahoma became a state. In 1936, he went to New York City and was exposed to European modernism. He was particularly influenced by Jean Arp,... Read full biography
Known for geometric, hard-edge abstraction, Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 and raised on a farm in Indian territory among the Choctaw Indians before Oklahoma became a state. In 1936, he went to New York City and was exposed to European modernism. He was particularly influenced by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi and Piet Mondrian and also by the city itself. Of his impressions, he wrote: "New York City revealed its physical self to me through the mountains and canyons of the Southwest. There... Read full biography
Known for geometric, hard-edge abstraction, Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 and raised on a farm in Indian territory among the Choctaw Indians before Oklahoma became a state. In 1936, he went to New York City and was exposed to European modernism. He was particularly influenced by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi and Piet Mondrian and also by the city itself. Of his impressions, he wrote: "New York City revealed its physical self to me through the mountains and canyons of the Southwest. There were the ups and downs-the high peaks, the in-betweens, or the canyons, and topped with the great dome. I felt the city to be a perfect equation for a great abstraction. Sources: . Wright auction catalogue, 11/19/2002. additional information and birth... Read full biography
Known for geometric, hard-edge abstraction, Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 and raised on a farm in Indian territory among the Choctaw Indians before Oklahoma became a state. In 1936, he went to New York City and was exposed to European modernism. He was particularly influenced by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi and Piet Mondrian and also by the city itself. Of his impressions, he wrote: "New York City revealed its physical self to me through the mountains and canyons of the Southwest. There were the ups and downs-the high peaks, the in-betweens, or the canyons, and topped with the great dome. I felt the city to be a perfect equation for a great abstraction. Sources: . Wright auction catalogue, 11/19/2002. additional information and birth place correction courtesy of Amber Sharples, Visual Director, Oklahoma Arts Council... Read full biography
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About Leon Polk Smith: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (14)
All MuseumsBirmingham Museum of Art
2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35203Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10128The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271