Seton Smith

Seton Smith
Born1955
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality (legal)American
Known forPhotography, installation art

Seton Smith (born 1955) is an American artist photographer.

Early life and education[edit]

Smith was born in 1955 in Newark, New Jersey.[1][2] Her father was artist Tony Smith and her mother was actress and opera singer Jane Lawrence.[3] Although Seton's work takes a very different form than that of her father, early exposure to his process of making geometric sculptures allowed her to experience minimalist and formal issues in art firsthand. She had a twin sister who died of AIDS, actor Beatrice "Bebe" Smith,[4] and is also the sister of Kiki Smith, who is also an artist.[3][5]

Seton Smith went to public school in South Orange, New Jersey. She subsequently attended Sarah Lawrence and Bennington College, moving to New York City in 1979[1]

Public collections[edit]

Smith is in the collections of the International Center of Photography, New York,[2] George Pompidou Center, Paris; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum, L.A.; the Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Seton Smith". setonsmith.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. ^ a b "Seton Smith". International Center of Photography. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ a b Roberta Smith. "Jane Lawrence Smith, 90, Actress Associated With 1950's Art Scene, Dies", nytimes.com; accessed April 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Art Net: The Life and Times of Walter Robinson". Observer. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ Rowlands, Penelope (2012-11-29). "A Tale of Two Sisters". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-03-02.

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