Growing Forms / David Smith
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1980/1.213A
- Title
- Growing Forms
- Artist
- David Smith
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1906-1965
- Medium and Support
- cast aluminum on wood base
- Object Creation Date
- 1939
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- abstract
- Dimensions
- 71 cm x 22 cm x 16 cm (27 15/16 in. x 8 11/16 in. x 6 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- casting
- Secondary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Secondary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Physical Description
- A roughly teardrop-shaped sculpture of shiny cast aluminum. Within the basic organic shape are several curls and a shape that appears to be a woman or perhaps a fetus. The sculpture sits atop a tall wooden base composed of a stack of fat disc shapes.
- Subject Matter
- About organic form in itself, this sculpture includes an abstracted figure who could be either a woman or a fetus in the womb. The elements make the piece a commentary on the organic, fertility, and nurture. The closed form with its internal voids reflects simultaneously on protection and vulnerability.
- Primary Keywords
- biomorphic abstraction
- births
- figures (representations)
- growth
- metal
- sculpture
- surrealist
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biological concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- events
- forms of expression
- inorganic material
- life
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- personal life events
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 361 x 1285
- File Size
- 22 KB
- Record
- 1980/1.213A
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-1.213a/1980_1.213.jpg
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"Growing Forms; David Smith." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-1.213a/1980_1.213.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 30, 2024.