Ed Smith Bronze, 2016 Patina: Liver of sulfur, Veridian, Cupric and Ferric nitrate
About the Artist
Ed Smith Sculptor (b.1956)
"I expect my hands to do what I ask of them. When they hurt, it slows me down."
Ed Smith is an American sculptor and printmaker known for expressive iterations on the mythic and heroic aspects of the Artist and man. Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
He earned his MFA from Columbia University in 1980. Smith was a former associate member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship (1994-1995). Smith became a National Academician in 2016 and has had over 81 solo exhibitions.
Smith’s work is represented in public and private collections in the United States and abroad. These include The British Museum and The Royal Museum of Fine Arts.