David Smith was unquestionably one of the most influential and innovative American sculptors of the twentieth century. Born in Decatur, Indiana, in 1906, Smith was trained as a painter at the Art Students League in New York (1926–30) before turning to sculpture in the early 1930s.

Becca is simultaneously abstract and an embodiment of its subject. It creatively depicts the buoyant energy of Smith’s daughter Rebecca, who was ten years old at the time it was made.

"Becca," executed in 1965 and named after one of the sculptor's two daughters, is a fine example of Smith's late work. Like almost all his sculpture, this piece is two-dimensional in orientation, intended to be seen from the front.

Nov 12, 2017 · David Smith in his studio, 1945.

Beginning in the early 1950s, Smith often worked in series, modifying the compositional elements of each iteration within a sculptural group.

Dida Becca Merry X. Artist David Smith (Born 1906, United States; died 1965, United States) Date 1964. Medium Steel. Dimensions Overall: 74 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 18 in. (188.6 × 77.47 × 45.72 cm) Credit Line Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Anne Windfohr Marion.

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David Smith, Becca, 1964 (installation view with Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 29 Sculptures from the Howard and Jean Lipman Collection Opening, Storm King Art Center, 1986) Date

"Becca," executed in 1965 and named after one of the sculptor's two daughters, is a fine example of Smith's late work. Like almost all his sculpture, this piece is two-dimensional in orientation, intended to be seen from the front.

Title: Study for "Becca" Artist: David Smith (American, Decatur, Indiana 1906–1965 Bennington, Vermont) Date: 1965. Medium: Black matte semi-translucent paint with collage of cut paper on paper. Dimensions: 8 7/16 × 11 in. (21.5 × 28 cm) Classification: Drawings.