[Skowhegan lecture archive], 1954

The Resource [Skowhegan lecture archive], 1954
Label
[Skowhegan lecture archive], 1954
Statement of responsibility
Smith, David
Inclusive dates
1954
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Reading from prepared remarks, sculptor David Smith challenges his audience to refute the idea that art must derive from a tradition, most notably the Italian Renaissance tradition, contending instead that it comes from a more recent "family heritage" which is particular to the individual artist. He shows slides of his own work and that of other artists, points to other important artistic traditions (Gothic, Egyptian, Etruscan, etc.), talks about his art education, advocates for an art which exists in a space not shared by words, and answers questions from the audience
Note
Forms part of Skowhegan lecture archive
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Cataloging source
CBBA
Date time place
Lecture recorded at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: 1954
Literary text for sound recordings
lectures speeches
Location of originals duplicates
  • Getty Research Institute,
  • Museum of Modern Art,
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
  • Archives of American Art,
  • Art Institute of Chicago,
  • Clark Art Institute,
  • Colby College Museum of Art,
Series statement
Skowhegan lecture archive

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Context of [Skowhegan lecture archive], 1954

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