WASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, The Phillips Collection showcases the work of modern master David Smith (1906–1965). The exhibition shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment in the artist’s illustrious career, revealing the evolution of his personal aesthetic. The exhibition remains on view through May 15. David Smith is widely considered one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He was the first American to make welded steel sculpture, infusing this industrial material with a fluidity and imaginative creativity that is at once beautiful and muscular. In doing so he transformed the nature of sculpture in America and won for sculpture the respect in American art previously reserved for painting. David Smith Invents, the first exhibition in Washington of the artist’s work in more than 25 years, explores Smith’s creative process from the early 1950s into the early 1960s through 39