New Jersey. 1912 - 1980
Sculptor-minimalism, architecture
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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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New York, Massachusetts. 1906 - 1991
Contemporary open form abstract sculpture
Massachusetts. 1922 - 1983
Whimsical junk assemblages sculpture, industrial elements
California, New Mexico. 1919 - 2009
Hard edge painting, abstraction
New York. 1913 - 2003
Abstract space sculpture
New York / Poland. 1907 - 1981
Abstract sculpture and drawing
New York. 1912 - 1963
Biomorphic abstract, early surreal
California, Massachusetts / Japan. 1898 - 1976
Geometric abstract painting, op-stripes
New York, California / Holland, Ireland. 1929 - 2025
Minimalist, non-objective painting, drawing
New York, New Mexico. Born 1941
Minimal non ob, installation
New York, Minnesota. 1916 - 1992
Biomorphic to minimal painting, portrait
New Jersey. 1924 - 2000
Sculptor-plaster figure
New York. 1936 - 2024
Multi-media, modernist figure, collage-assemblage, happenings
New Mexico, California. Born 1939
Hard edge painting, glass cube, minimalist sculpture
New York, Pennsylvania / Spain. 1903 - 2001
Abstract expressionist painting, assemblage
Argentina, France. 1915 - 2014
Painting and sculpture, kinetic art
New York, New Jersey / Holland. Born 1938/40
Abstract landscape, words, botanic painting
New York. 1906 - 1965
Geometric abstract painting, sculpture, murals
California, Illinois. 1925 - 2012
Modernist figure, hard edge, geometric imagery, teaching
New York, Illinois. 1940 - 2007
Biomorphic imagery, abstract humor, collage, graphics
New York, New Mexico. 1945 - 2020
Modernist figure painting, horses, fragments, sculpture
Kansas, California. 1933 - 2008
Abstraction, collage, funk art and film making
California, New York / China. Born 1933
Large scale geometric sculpture, drawings
District Of Columbia. 1920 - 1985
Neo-dada-pop, geometric-optical and mural painting
New York / Japan. 1902 - 1982
Geometric non ob-landscape painting, mural
Texas, Utah, New Jersey. 1938 - 1973
Earthworks, concept-site sketches
New York, California / Canada. 1945 - 2003
Performance art-light explosions, video art
New York. 1904 - 1989
Abstract expression-geometric painting
California. 1926 - 1976
Collage-surreal-pop images
New York, California. 1934 - 2011
Minimalist sculpture-dark lacquered, shining forms, painting
New York. Born 1933
Minimalism, conceptualism, installation sculpture
New York, Massachusetts. 1900 - 1982
Cubist and geometric expressionist painting