David Smith papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, David, 1906-1965
label: Names
content: Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976
label: Names
content: Cherry, Herman
label: Names
content: Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011
label: Names
content: Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994
label: Names
content: Motherwell, Robert
label: Names
content: Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010
label: Names
content: Rickey, George
label: Names
content: Willard, Marian, 1904-1985
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Bolton Landing
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by Rebecca and Candida Smith.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, David, 1906-1965
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Smith (1906-1965) was a sculptor from Bolton Landing, N.Y. Began his career as a painter. Studied at Art Students League. Married artist Dorothy Dehner. Was one of the first sculptors to develop a uniquely American abstract style. Worked in monumental style, incorporating painted metal and welding techniques into his work. Smith died in an automobile accident in May 1965.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1926-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitdavp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels NDSmith 1-NDSmith 6 available for use at Archives of American Art offices only.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Finding aid available at Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; sketchbooks; sketches; scrapbooks; exhibition catalogs; photographs; business records; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, mostly routine business dealing with exhibitions, sales, purchases of equipment, and other business matters, and from family and friends in the art world, including Alexander Calder, Herman Cherry, Robert M. Coates, Helen Frankenthaler, Clement Greenberg, Robert Motherwell, Kenneth Noland, George Rickey, Marian Willard and others; sketchbooks, sketches, and notebook, annotated and relating to his sculptural work, 1930s-1940s; lectures, speeches, and writings; an 18 page transcript of an interview of Smith conducted by Thomas Hess, June 1964; photographs, mostly small snapshots of Smith's work, often annotated with descriptive information; scrapbook materials; articles; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and publications.