Voltri XV
Date
(1962)
Artist
David Smith, American, b. Decatur, Indiana, 1906–1965
Provenance
Marlborough Galleria D'Arte, Rome, to 13 October 1965
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 13 October 1965-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
FESTIVAL DEI DUE MONDI, Spoleto, Italy. "Sculture nella città," Summer 1962.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 777, ill. p. 525.
THE WHITE HOUSE (organized by the National Gallery of Art), Washington, DC. "Sculpture from Washington Collections," 4 October 1996-30 September 1997, brochure, ill.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "David Smith: A Centennial," 3 February-14 May 2006, cat. Tour: CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris, 14 June-11 September; TATE MODERN, London, 25 October-14 January 2007. [did not tour]
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), ill. p. 525.
KRAUSS, ROSALIND. The Sculpture of David Smith: A Catalogue Raisonné (New York: Garland, 1977), no. 572, p. 103; fig. 572.
SILVER, KENNETH E. "The Colossus of Bolton Landing," Art in America (October 2006), ill. 158, p. 153-162, 209-210.
GIMENEZ, CARMEN. David Smith: A Centennial (New York: S. R. Guggenheim Museum, 2006), ill. p. 16.
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. 649, ill. pp. 322, 323 (color).
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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
66.4643
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
89 7/8 × 77 1/4 × 22 5/8 in., 345 lb. (228.3 × 196.2 × 57.5 cm, 156.5 kg) base: 3/4 × 22 1/2 in. (1.9 × 57.2 cm)
