Auburn Queen
Date
(1959)
Artist
David Smith, American, b. Decatur, Indiana, 1906–1965
Provenance
The artist
French and Company, New York, 1960-28 November 1961
Otto Gerson Gallery, New York, 28 November 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
FRENCH AND COMPANY, New York. "David Smith: Sculpture," February 1960, no. 1, ill.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 422.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 682.
SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART, Texas. "David Smith: Painter, Sculptor, Draftsman," 27 March-4 June 1983.
JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM, New Brunswick, New Jersey. "Dorothy Dehner and David Smith: Their Decades of Search and Fulfillment," 15 January-4 March 1984, no. 44, fig. 48. TOUR: SKIDMORE COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Saratoga Springs, New York, 19 April-13 May.
STORM KING ART CENTER, Mountainville, New York. "The Fields of David Smith," 18 May-15 November 1998.
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington D.C. "Bouquet of Concaves: David Smith Invents," 12 February-15 May 2011.
Published References
SMITH, DAVID (ESTATE OF). David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965, vol. III: 1954-1965 (New York: The Estate of David Smith, 2021), no. 544, color. ill. pp. 188-189.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.4636
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
86 3/8 x 36 3/4 x 21 5/8in., 184lb. (219.4 x 93.3 x 54.9cm, 83.5kg)
