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Smith, David
1906 – He was born in Decatur, Indiana.
1927 - He joined the Art Students League of New York.
1929 – He along with his then wife Dorothy Dehner, bought a house in Bolton Landing, in upstate New York.
1940 - He moved permanently to Bolton Landing and created the Terminal Iron Works studio.
1950 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation awarded Smith a fellowship, removing the financial constraints and allowing him to spend more time sculpting.
1957 - The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, presented a Smith retrospective, complete with work dating back to 1932.
1961 - MoMA organized a major traveling exhibition of his work.
1962 - The government of Italy invited Smith to create two works for a festival, and gave him free access to an abandoned welding studio in the small town of Voltri, in Liguria.
1965 - He died in a car crash near Bennington, Vermont this year.
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The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War by David Livingstone Smith (Hardcover - Aug 7, 2007) Almost 200 million human beings, mostly civilians, have died in wars over the last century, and there is no end of slaughter in sight.The Most Dangerous Animalasks what it is about human nature that... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, 9th Edition by David M. Smith and Bruce C. Larson and Matthew J. Kelty and P. Mark S. Ashton (Paperback - Oct 18, 1996) This is the premier source of ecologically and econimically sound information on the long-term treatment of forests. It provides the information necessary to understand, analyze, and apply the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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PIC in Practice, Second Edition: A Project -based Approach by David W Smith (Paperback - Jan 27, 2006) PIC in Practiceis a graded course based around the practical use of the PIC microcontroller through project work. Principles are introduced gradually, through hands-on experience, enabling students... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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