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Robert Smithson
American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)
Also known as Robert I. Smithson
- Born
- January 2, 1938
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in RKDartists“Robert Smithson”
- 3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- January 2, 1938
- Died
- July 20, 1973
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in RKDartists“Robert Smithson”
- 3.Stated in Benezit Dictionary of ArtistsRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- July 20, 1973
- Birthplace
- Passaic
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartists
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Passaic
- Place of death
- Amarillo
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartists
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Amarillo
- Citizenship
- United States
2
Sources- 1.Stated in LIBRISRetrieved 2018-08-24
- 2.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Fine Art ArchiveRetrieved 2021-04-01
- 2.Stated in Union List of Artist Names
- 3.Stated in RKDartists
- , land artist
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- , photographer
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Sources- 1.“Project Gele aarde met spiegels, bij Heerlen”stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/76008-robert-smithson-project-gele-aarde-met-spiegels-bij-heerlenRetrieved 2021-09-07
- 2.Stated in RKDartists
- +7 more
- sculptor
- Education
- Languages spoken, written or signed
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- Given name
- Robert
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Sources- 1.Stated in LIBRISRetrieved 2018-08-24
- 2.Stated in Union List of Artist Names
- 3.Stated in RKDartists
- Robert
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Smithson
- Name in native language
- Robert Smithson
- Family name
- Smithson
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Sources- 1.Stated in LIBRISRetrieved 2018-08-24
- 2.Stated in Union List of Artist Names
- 3.Stated in RKDartists
- Smithson
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
- male
- Copyright representative
- reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
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Sources- 1.Stated in ADAGP directoryRetrieved 2019-10-19
- 2.Stated in DACS registerRetrieved 2019-10-19
- reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
- Has works in the collection
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Finnish National Gallery
- Tate
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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- CODA Museum
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Sources- 1.“Torn photograph”collectiegelderland.nl/object/892c7a86-97b1-acaf-1377-98333762b022Retrieved 2021-03-14
- Photographs in the National Gallery of Art
- Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Sources- 1.Stated in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2021-07-14
- Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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Sources- 1.“Land Art. Fernsehausstellung I”stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/2486-gerry-schum-land-art.-fernsehausstellung-iRetrieved 2021-09-07
- 2.“Project Gele aarde met spiegels, bij Heerlen”stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/76008-robert-smithson-project-gele-aarde-met-spiegels-bij-heerlenRetrieved 2021-09-07
- 3.“Minimal art”stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/68277-carl-andre-minimal-artRetrieved 2021-09-07
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Sources- 1.Stated in Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution IDRetrieved 2021-10-15
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Sources- 1.“Spiral Jetty”mediakunst.net/#!/artwork/ma-1017096Retrieved 2021-10-27
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Groninger Museum
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Sources- 1.Stated in online collection of the Groninger Museum“July, August, September 1969”groningermuseum.nl/collectie/collectie-items/44032Retrieved 2026-07-02
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
On other databases
115 identifiers linking Robert Smithson across the web's reference databases
- AbART person ID56461
- ADAGP artist IDrobert-smithson-46781
- American National Biography ID1701368
- ArchINFORM person/group ID15625
- Architectuurgids architect ID901
- ArtBrokerage artist IDRobert-Smithson
- Artcyclopedia artist IDsmithson_robert
- ARTIC artist ID42281
- Artist-info artist ID32580
- Artists of the World ID00802564
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- AskArt person ID30932
- Athenaeum person ID9519
- Benezit IDB00171193
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID12341122m
- BIBSYS ID90078821
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDsmithson-robert
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10510731
- CANTIC ID981058510018206706
- Christie's creator ID45032
- CiNii Research ID1140282266574145792
- CollectieGelderland creator IDac305fa8-a2dd-c55d-ef1f-445ef0e5c482
- DACS ID (2022)001019
- DACS ID (former)3e9616bb-21f5-4077-a1a6-a154e742eedd
- DBC author ID87097919094626
- DDB person (GND) ID118797743
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- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID118797743
- DFK Paris person ID0009237488
- DigitaltMuseum ID021039690515
- Discogs artist ID1113679
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- Europeana entityagent/base/61268
- FAST ID76062
- Finnish National Gallery artist IDC2CEFE0B-5CA4-4F7A-93A8-0B53BC145A2E
- FotoCH photographer ID42124
- Freebase ID/m/013_05
- Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID991005655269707141
- GND ID118797743
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm013_05
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDRobert_Smithson
- Grove Art Online IDT079366
- GTAA ID155587
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- IdRef ID032368100
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- J9U entity ID987007277276905171
- Japan Search name IDロバート・スミッソン
- JRC Names ID840709
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID118797743
- KBR person ID14691730
- KulturNav-ID35f26deb-fcf2-43f3-9349-fe0e11dc553d
- Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID4771
- Le Delarge artist ID9524_artiste_SMITHSON_Robert
- Lex IDRobert_Smithson
- Libraries Australia ID36322377
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn81079907
- Libris-URIwt7bgjff18m73nh
- LIMA media artist ID15807
- Luminous-Lint IDRobert__Smithson
- Met Constituent ID162437
- MNCARS artist IDsmithson-robert
- Museum of Modern Art artist ID5497
- Museum-digital person/organization ID191400
- MusicBrainz artist IDa1c930de-f6b1-4d3a-a0e5-663fc9a22a31
- NACSIS-CAT author IDDA06431967
- National Gallery of Art artist ID6858
- National Library of Brazil ID001537386
- National Library of Latvia ID000016255
- National Library of Poland MMS ID9810647349905606
- National Library of Russia ID7738300
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX1124415
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID068930666
- NDL Authority ID001306890
- NE.se IDrobert-smithson
- New York Times topic IDperson/robert-smithson
- NL CR AUT IDmzk2005295172
- NLA Trove people ID1246257
- NLP IDa0000003396597
- Norwegian National Museum producer ID54442
- NUKAT IDn2003032716
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3976761
- Open Library IDOL4357282A
- Oxford Reference overview ID20110803100513767
- Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID16298
