Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art - by Marjorie B. Cohn

Lois Orswell (1904–1998) was a pioneering collector of abstract expressionist art and modern sculpture. She was notable not only for the quality of her acquisitions but also for her exceptional position as a woman collector at a time when men dominated the art world. Orswell focused her attention on sculpture and drawings, rather than paintings, and her collection features the work of such canonical artists as Kline, de Kooning, Rodin, Calder, Moore, Nevelson, and many others. Of all these artists, none was more important than David Smith—arguably the greatest American sculptor of the twentieth century—and the book highlights the close connection between collector and artist.

Harvard University Art Museums, Cambrige & Yale University Press, New Haven and London - 2002 - Printed in Belgium by Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon Gent

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