Michael Smith
He was born in Chicago.
Also recorded as Michael Sean Smith · Michael A. Smith
Michael Smith
- Born
- 1951. · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- university teacher, artist, photographer, draftsperson and designer.
- Fields
- installation art.
- Education
- Colorado College and Whitney Museum of American Art.
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship.
- Languages
- English.
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Career and activity
Smith worked across performance artist, university teacher, artist, photographer and draftsperson and 4 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 195 published texts and 44 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.
Michael Smith studied at Colorado College and Whitney Museum of American Art. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is installation art. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City, Los Angeles and Austin. Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles, University of Texas at Austin and Yale University. Work by Michael Smith is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
Michael Smith worked in installation art. He was employed by University of California, Los Angeles, University of Texas at Austin, Yale University, Columbia University and Whitney Museum of American Art. He worked at New York City, Los Angeles and Austin.
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Identity
Michael Smith is recorded with the occupation performance artist. Recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as university teacher, artist, photographer, draftsperson and designer. Established in Library of Congress under no2007052756. Established in RKDartists under 241614. Established in FAST under 1674799.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1951
Michael Smith was born on 1 January 1951.
Activity and practice
What Michael Smith did, and where. Smith worked at New York City. Smith worked at Los Angeles. Smith worked at Austin. Recorded as having studied at Colorado College and Whitney Museum of American Art.
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References
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GND (German National Library) authority file 123071720GND (German National Library)
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Secondary witnessinstitutional register
Library of Congress authority file no2007052756Library of Congress
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Secondary witnessinstitutional register
RKDartists authority file 241614RKDartists
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Union List of Artist Names authority file 500357022Union List of Artist Names
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Every cited source · 10
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GND (German National Library) authority file 123071720
institutional register · General reference · GND (German National Library)
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ISNI authority file 0000000453019442
institutional register · General reference · ISNI
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Library of Congress authority file no2007052756
institutional register · General reference · Library of Congress
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MusicBrainz authority file
institutional register · General reference · MusicBrainz
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RKDartists authority file 241614
institutional register · General reference · RKDartists
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Union List of Artist Names authority file 500357022
institutional register · General reference · Union List of Artist Names
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q6834473: Michael Smith
institutional register · General reference · Wikimedia Foundation
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Michael Smith received Guggenheim Fellowship. Connected to 4 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Work by Michael Smith is
Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Within the Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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