Barbara T. Smith
1931–
Introduction
Barbara Turner Smith (born 1931) is an American artist known for her performance art in the late 1960s, exploring themes of food, nurturing, the body, spirituality, and sexuality. Smith was part of the Feminist Movement in Southern California in the 1970s and has collaborated in her work with scientists and other artists. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected by major museums including the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Hammer Museum, MOCA, LACMA, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Wikidata identifier
Q4859353
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Introduction
Smith is best known for her performance work in the late 1960s that explored feminist themes and focused on the body. She experimented with an early Xerox 914 copy machine to produce both abstract and figurative work that she often bound into book form.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, book artist, installation artist, painter, performance artist
ULAN identifier
500042565
Names
Barbara T. Smith, Barbara Smith, Barbara Turner Smith, Barbara T. (Barbara Turner) Smith
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed December 12, 2024.
