Smith, Barbara Turner, 1931-
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Barbara Turner Smith (b. 1931, Pasadena, CA) is known for her work – painting, drawing, installation, video, performance, and artists’ book – explores concepts that strikes at the core of human nature, including male and female sexualities, physical and spiritual sustenance, ecology, technology, and death. Smith studied at attended Pomona College, the Chouinard Art Institute and the University of California, Irvine. Along with Nancy Buchanan and Chris Burden, she founded F-Space.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Smith, Barbara T. PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | High Performance magazine records, 1953-2005 | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Barbara T. Smith papers, 1927-2012, undated, bulk 1948-2012 | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Barbara Turner, 1931-. Anthology [videorecording] : 7 performances / Barbara T. Smith. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Buchanan, Nancy. With love from A to B [videorecording] / by Nancy Buchanan and Barbara Smith. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | High performance. High performance magazine records 1953-2003. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | SMITH, BARBARA T. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) |
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| associatedWith | Buchanan, Nancy, 1946- | person |
| associatedWith | Burden, Chris, 1946-.... | person |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | High performance. | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Pomona College Claremont, Calif | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | University of California, Irvine | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Walford, Roy L | person |
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| Pasadena | CA | US |
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| Feminism |
| Performance art |
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Birth 1931-07-06
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