Student
Artist
G. Alden Smith
(American, 1912-1993)
Date1948
MediumCarved stone relief
Dimensions42 x 36 inches
ClassificationsSculpture
Object numberUAC223
DescriptionStudent is an allegorical figure representing youth and learning. G. Alden Smith carved smooth, rounded shapes into the porous stone, developing the figure as a series of forms linked into a complex whole. Smith taught at WSU from 1940 – 1983. He helped foster Detroit’s Cass Corridor art movement of the 1960’s and 70’s and founded Common Ground, an inexpensive cooperative studio for young Detroit artists.Collections
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