Ancient Household
Date
1945
Artist
David Smith, American, b. Decatur, Indiana, 1906–1965
Provenance
Kleeman Gallery, New York, to 5 April 1952
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 5 April 1952-19 August 1980
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation and Lily Harmon, 1979-80
Exhibition History
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.
Published References
GIMENEZ, CARMEN. David Smith: A Centennial (New York: S. R. Guggenheim Museum, 2006), pl. 35.
SMITH, DAVID (ESTATE OF). David Smith Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1932–1965, vol. II: 1932-1953 (New York: The Estate of David Smith, 2021), no. 214, color ill. pp. 244-245.
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School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation and Lily Harmon, 1979-80
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
80.148
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Iron and wood
Dimensions
24 3/4 × 17 5/8 × 15 7/8 in. (62.9 × 44.8 × 40.3 cm) including artist's base
