This exhibition will present the work of David Smith (1906–1965) through sculptures drawn from four decades, beginning with Smith’s earliest experimental works from the 1930s and ending with his large-scale sculptures of the 1960s, along with a selection of drawings. A key figure in the history of 20th century sculpture, Smith was the first known American artist to work with welded metal. In addition to exploring Smith’s distinctive working of metal, the exhibition will demonstrate his unique fusion of industry and nature and will place a selection of his sculptures in the Yorkshire landscape.
Terra Collection Initiative: Gallery Installation
A major painting by Thomas Moran from the Terra Foundation for American Art Collection is on loan for 18 months to the Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Autumn Afternoon, the Wissahickon is exhibited in the permanent collection galleries devoted to British landscape painting of the 19th century. In the galleries, works by J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, and Samuel Palmer provide historical and artistic context for Moran’s painting, which was created just two years after the American artist’s visit to the UK.
This painting is on loan in conjunction with the Terra Foundation Visiting Professorships at the University of Oxford. This work will be on view from March 2019 to the Summer of 2020.
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