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Leon Polk Smith
Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E

1952-1987

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Leon Polk Smith (1906 -1996) holds a unique place in a long tradition of American geometric abstract painting. Born near Chikasha, a Native American territory later annexed by the U.S. as the state of Oklahoma, Smith’s parents, who were of Cherokee ancestry, raised him with both a strong sense of his heritage and an abiding respect for the land. Art would eventually draw Smith to New York where he would quickly embrace elements of geometric abstraction in his work. Many of Smith’s hard-edge compositions could be viewed as distillations of imagery drawn from the Oklahoma landscape and Native American art forms of his youth. Polk Smith’s exploration of non-objective imagery in the late 1950s put him at the forefront of movements including Color Field, Minimalist, and Hard Edge painting. This print shares the same lively, high-contrast color palette and dynamic interactive forms found in the artist’s paintings. Polk Smith’s work is included in the collections of major institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, IL; The Brooklyn Museum, NY; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Museum of Modern Art, NY among many others worldwide.
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  • Werkubersicht/Work-Overview C
    By Leon Polk Smith
    Located in New York, NY
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  • Werkubersicht/Work-Overview A
    By Leon Polk Smith
    Located in New York, NY
    Leon Polk Smith (1906 -1996) holds a unique place in a long tradition of American geometric abstract painting. Born near Chikasha, a Native American territory later annexed by the U....
    Category

    1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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  • Werkubersicht/Work-Overview F
    By Leon Polk Smith
    Located in New York, NY
    Leon Polk Smith (1906 -1996) holds a unique place in a long tradition of American geometric abstract painting. Born near Chikasha, a Native American territory later annexed by the U....
    Category

    1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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  • Werkubersicht/Work-Overview J
    By Leon Polk Smith
    Located in New York, NY
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  • Werkubersicht/Work-Overview G
    By Leon Polk Smith
    Located in New York, NY
    Leon Polk Smith (1906 -1996) holds a unique place in a long tradition of American geometric abstract painting. Born near Chikasha, a Native American territory later annexed by the U....
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