David Smith
War Spectre

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Artist David Smith (American, 1906–1965)American, 1906–1965

CultureAmerican

Titles

War Spectre

Date1944

PlaceUnited States

MediumPainted steel

Dimensions14 1/2 × 22 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (36.8 × 36.8 × 57.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number78.58

Not on view

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Department

American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

Provenance(Sale, Christie's New York, May 23, 1978);
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase, May 23, 1978, 78.58.

Exhibition History"David Smith 1906-1965, A Retrospective Exhibition," Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, September 28–November 15, 1966; Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington D.C., January 7–February 26, 1967.

"A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 23, 1980–January 4, 1981.

"David Smith: The Formative Years, Sculpture and Drawings from the 30's and 40's," Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, January 16–March 1, 1981; Seattle Art Museum, March 19–May 10, 1981.

"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983 January 31, 1984.

"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21, 1988–September 3, 1988.

"Texas Collects Willem de Kooning and His Contemporaries," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 19–May 21, 1995.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–May 5, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in steel inside calf of raised back leg: "David Smith 1944"

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