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David Smith

1906 - 1965

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Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an influential and innovative American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter, widely known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Born in Decatur, Indiana, Smith initially pursued painting, receiving training at the Art Students League in New York from 1926 to 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Smith has received more than 108,322 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Smith is the 1,936th most popular painter (down from 1,536th in 2019), the 10,063rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,440th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, David Smith ranks 1,936 out of 2,023. Before him are Thomas Doughty, William Beechey, Tracey Emin, Jack Butler Yeats, Neo Rauch, and Joseph DeCamp. After him are John Opie, Laura Knight, Elaine de Kooning, William Duesbury, John La Farge, and John Sloan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, David Smith ranks 388. Before him are Károly Weichelt, Diana Wynyard, Guglielmo Segato, Hans Haas, Romildo Etcheverry, and Márton Homonnai. After him are Jorge Góngora, Edward Akufo-Addo, Sidney Darlington, John Betjeman, Vincent Sherman, and Anna Dresden-Polak. Among people deceased in 1965, David Smith ranks 216. Before him are Aimée Antoinette Camus, Herb Drury, Gheorghe Ciolac, Robert Sjursen, Herbert Morrison, and Halvdan Koht. After him are John Miller, Ray Collins, Mary Boland, William Hogenson, Alfred Lane, and Miller Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Smith ranks 10,063 out of 20,380. Before him are Cheryl Studer (1955), Marla Gibbs (1931), Ben Browder (1962), Ella Baker (1903), Tony MacAlpine (1960), and Joe Mantell (1915). After him are Nick Chinlund (1961), Brad Mehldau (1970), Sam Trammell (1969), Julie White (1961), Adele Goldstine (1920), and Mark Mancina (1957).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, David Smith ranks 128. Before him are Stuart Davis (1892), Colin Campbell Cooper (1856), George Caleb Bingham (1811), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), J. Alden Weir (1852), and Thomas Doughty (1793). After him are Elaine de Kooning (1918), John La Farge (1835), John Sloan (1871), Robert Reid (1862), N. C. Wyeth (1882), and William Glackens (1870).

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