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Museums page for Tony Smith ((1912 - 1980)), known for Sculptor-minimalism, architecture. Showing 11 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1912 South Orange, New Jersey - 1980. Known for: Sculptor-minimalism, architecture.
A sculptor of minimalist outdoor pieces, many of them linear with great volume and of dark, smooth metal, Tony Smith was from South Orange, New Jersey. He first trained as an architect and in 1939... Read full biography
A sculptor of minimalist outdoor pieces, many of them linear with great volume and of dark, smooth metal, Tony Smith was from South Orange, New Jersey. He first trained as an architect and in 1939 began working for Frank Lloyd Wright. He also did some painting as a part-time student at the Art... Read full biography
A sculptor of minimalist outdoor pieces, many of them linear with great volume and of dark, smooth metal, Tony Smith was from South Orange, New Jersey. He first trained as an architect and in 1939 began working for Frank Lloyd Wright. He also did some painting as a part-time student at the Art Students League but did not begin sculpting until 1956 when he was age 44. His first exhibitions were in 1964. Smith became close friends with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothco, and Clyfford Still, and his... Read full biography
A sculptor of minimalist outdoor pieces, many of them linear with great volume and of dark, smooth metal, Tony Smith was from South Orange, New Jersey. He first trained as an architect and in 1939 began working for Frank Lloyd Wright. He also did some painting as a part-time student at the Art Students League but did not begin sculpting until 1956 when he was age 44. His first exhibitions were in 1964. Smith became close friends with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothco, and Clyfford Still, and his sculpture shows their abstract influence. Smith was also a teacher in various institutions including New York University, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, Bennington College and Hunter College. A major retrospective, "Tony Smith: Architect, Painter,... Read full biography
A sculptor of minimalist outdoor pieces, many of them linear with great volume and of dark, smooth metal, Tony Smith was from South Orange, New Jersey. He first trained as an architect and in 1939 began working for Frank Lloyd Wright. He also did some painting as a part-time student at the Art Students League but did not begin sculpting until 1956 when he was age 44. His first exhibitions were in 1964. Smith became close friends with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothco, and Clyfford Still, and his sculpture shows their abstract influence. Smith was also a teacher in various institutions including New York University, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, Bennington College and Hunter College. A major retrospective, "Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor," was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1998. Source:. Matthew Baigell, "Dictionary of American Art"... Read full biography
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About Tony Smith: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (11)
All MuseumsDallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution: 7th Street & Independence Ave. Sw
Mail To: Po Box 37012/Hmsg Mrc 350
Washington, DC 20013-7012McNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209-0069Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103The Empire State Plaza Art Collection
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12242The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe Street
Box 1013
Toledo, OH 43697University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014