Brydon Smith (February1, 1938 July 19, 2022) was an art curator and museum administrator who had an impact on International and Canadian art history. As Assistant Director and Director of Research and Collections at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), he helped plan and realize the new building in 1988, for which he received a Public Service Award of Merit. Among his acquisitions of works of art for galleries was Claes Oldenburg's ''Floor Burger'' (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto) and Barnett Newman's ''Voice of Fire'' (1967, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa). As a result of his purchases, exhibitions, and publications, particularly of postwar American art, the National Gallery of Canada acquired credibility in a broader North American cultural context. In 2014, he was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
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