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Robert Smithson
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American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Robert Smithson is referenced by 257 other articles, and connects out to Minimalism, land art and Dante Alighieri.
Vinony files it under 1938 births, 1973 deaths and 20th-century American artists.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Robert Irving Smithson , ( 1938-01-02 ) January 2, 1938, Passaic, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- July 20, 1973 (1973-07-20) (aged 35), Near Amarillo, Texas
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Known for
- Sculpture, Earthworks
- Notable work
- Spiral Jetty , 1970
- Movement
- Land art
- Spouse
- Nancy Holt
- Patrons
- Virginia Dwan
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Passaic
- Place of death
- Amarillo
- Occupation
- architectural draftsperson
- Educated at
- Art Students League of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Spiral Jetty
- Participant in
- Documenta 5
- Genre
- land art
- Movement
- land art
- Official website
- www.robertsmithson.com
- Work location
- Vancouver
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- Commons category
- Robert Smithson
- date of death
- 1973-07-20
- date of birth
- 1938-01-02
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Smithson
- name in native language
- Robert Smithson
- cause of death
- aviation accident
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
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Article · Português
Robert Smithson (Passaic, Nova Jérsei, 2 de janeiro de 1938 — Amarillo, 20 de julho de 1973) foi um artista estadunidense, conhecido pela escultura e expoente da corrente artística land art que frequentemente usava desenho e fotografia em relação às artes espaciais. Seu trabalho foi exibido internacionalmente em galerias e museus e é mantido em coleções públicas, incluindo o Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova York, o Smithsonian American Art Museum, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Nova York, o Tate Modern, Londres, o Whitney Museum da American Art , New York, entre outros. Ele foi um dos fundadores do movimento Land Art, cujo trabalho mais conhecido é o Spiral Jetty.
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