ID: 700000326 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000326	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Becca (sculpture (visual works); David Smith (American, 1906-1965); executed in 1965; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1972.127)

Note: 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. Although huge in scale and consisting of only a few simple geometric elements, "Becca" is marked by grace and energy. The diagonal elements at the top of the piece give the work a joyous lift and buoyancy, and the burnished scribbles resembling brushstrokes that cover the entire work are at once expressive and playful.

Titles:

Becca (preferred,C,U,D,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: executed in 1965

Creator Display:

David Smith (American, 1906-1965) [preferred,VP]

artist Smith, David (American sculptor, 1906-1965) [500015402]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1972.127

Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, 1972

Address Note: not on view (January 2017)

Display Materials: stainless steel

	stainless steel [300010920]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy, steel (alloy), alloy steel, chrome steel)

Dimensions: 312.4 x 77.5 cm (113 3/4 x 123 x 30 1/2 in.), 2178lb.

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Abstract Expressionist [300022099] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, <international post-1945 styles and movements>, <post-1945 fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

nonrepresentational art (preferred,isness)

Copyright: © Estate of David Smith/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Provenance: the artist, Bennington, Vt. (until d. 1965; his estate, New York, 1965–72; sold through Marlborough Gallery, New York to MMA)

Inscriptions: Signature: [on base]: David Smith April 30 1965 BECCA

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Becca	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 1 May 2012

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)