Tony Smith (1912-1980) made more than fifty large-scale sculptures in the final two decades of his life. With their geometric forms and distinct black finish, they represent one of the supreme achievements in American sculpture. A contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, many of whom were his close friends, Smith studied painting and architecture in the 1930s before turning to architecture full time in the 1940s. It was not until the late 1950s that he began to make sculpture. His first one-person exhibition was in 1966, the same year his work was included in Primary Structures at the Jewish Museum, New York, one of the most important exhibitions of the 1960s.
Tony Smith (1912-1980) made more than fifty large-scale sculptures in the final two decades of his life. With their geometric forms and distinct black finish, they represent one of the supreme achievements in American sculpture. A contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, many of whom were his close friends, Smith studied painting and architecture in the 1930s before turning to architecture full time in the 1940s. It was not until the late 1950s that he began to make sculpture. His first one-person exhibition was in 1966, the same year his work was included in Primary Structures at the Jewish Museum, New York, one of the most important exhibitions of the 1960s.
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