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Artists›Michael A. Smith

Michael A. Smith

American, 1942

WA-00029500

Photography

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None documented

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5489
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artworks (19)

New Orleans

1986 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.1 × 50 cm (7 9/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Mount: 32.8 × 63.3 cm (12 15/16 × 24 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Orleans

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.4 × 49.9 cm (7 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Mount: 32.9 × 63.6 cm (13 × 25 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Orleans

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19 × 49.8 cm (7 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 32.9 × 63.5 cm (13 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Orleans

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.4 × 49.7 cm (7 11/16 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 33.1 × 63.8 cm (13 1/16 × 25 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Orleans

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.4 × 49.6 cm (7 11/16 × 19 9/16 in.); Mount: 33.1 × 63.7 cm (13 1/16 × 25 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Canyon del Muerto, Arizona

1982 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Toledo, Ohio

1980 · Gelatin silver print

Paper/image: 19.2 × 24.1 cm (7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.); Mount: 33 × 38.1 cm (13 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pistol River Beach

1979 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.1 × 49.8 cm (7 9/16 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 32.9 × 63.5 cm (13 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Zion, Utah

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.9 × 49.9 cm (7 1/2 × 19 11/16 in.); Mount: 32.8 × 63.6 cm (12 15/16 × 25 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

At Torowead Overlook, Arizona

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.9 × 49.8 cm (7 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 32.7 × 59.3 cm (12 7/8 × 23 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Torowead, Arizona

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.2 × 49.7 cm (7 9/16 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 32.9 × 63.6 cm (13 × 25 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Salt River Canyon, Arizona

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.9 × 49.7 cm (7 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.); Mount: 33.1 × 63.6 cm (13 1/16 × 25 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near Blue River, British Columbia

1975 · Gelatin silver print

7 15/16 × 10" (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chester County

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.4 × 24.3 cm (7 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 35.2 × 45.7 cm (13 7/8 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Behind the Art Museum

1966 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 22.4 × 33.6 cm (8 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.); Mount: 38 × 50.6 cm (15 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Early morning - Clay Hill, Goddard College, Plainfield

1966 · Gelatin silver print

Paper/image: 22.5 × 33.7 cm (8 7/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Mount: 38 × 50.8 cm (15 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Behind the Art Museum

1966 · Gelatin silver print

Paper/image: 22.3 × 33.5 cm (8 13/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Mount: 37.8 × 50.8 cm (14 15/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Side Chair

1780 · Maple, ash

40 7/8 x 20 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (103.8 x 51.8 x 45.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side chair

1775 · Maple, ash

40 7/8 x 20 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (103.8 x 52.7 x 45.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

19 published of 21 catalogued · 21 with image

Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
The Met
2 published2 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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