Michael A. Smith ’68 is an avid art collector who believes access to art is integral to a full educational experience and should be part of everyday life. This immediate and continual accessibility does not diminish the impact of art, but instead heightens its enjoyment, provides opportunities for a broader education, and sparks creativity.
He graciously donated the majority of his art collection to Clarkson, including hundreds of paintings, sculptures, and works in other media. With his gift, Mike helps to create a stimulating and educational visual environment throughout campus.
Mike earned his bachelor’s degree from Clarkson in 1968. He received his Master’s in cultural anthropology with a research focus on the Iroquois in 1973 and his doctorate in political science in 1975 from Syracuse University. He is a retired club executive of the National Hockey League.
- Dancer at the Taos Pow-Wow -
- Dangerous Moments -
- Dawn Horizon -
- Deer's Chant -
- Desert Clouds -
- Desert Horizon -
- Diné -
- Diné World -
- Dineh -
- Directions -
- Discipline -
- Dos -
- Gatherers -
- Geronimo -
- Green Kachina -
- Green Point -
- Groundwater -
- Kachina 1 -
- Kachina 2 -
- Kachina 3 -
- Kachina 4 -
- Kachina 5 -
- Kachina 6 -
- Kachina 7 -
- Kachina 8 -
- Kachina 9 -
- Kachina Spirits -
- Kachina Spirits -
- Kalispell I -
- Keeper of the Feathers -
- Kiva IV -
- Knowledge -
- Kokopelli -
- Sacred Spirits -
- Santo Domingo Bowl -
- Searching -
- Seis En Oro -
- Sentinel -
- Sentinel -
- Shield -
- Silent Wind -
- Sioux Dress -
- Sky Hawk V/VII -
- Solar System -
- Solmnity -
- Southwest Image -
- Spawn of Directions -
- Spirit of an Eagle -
- Spirit of the Eagle Dance -
- Spirit Shadows -
- Springtime -
- Stag -
- Stampede -
- State of Serenity -
- Storm Over Taos -
- Summer Harvest -
- Summer Hawk -
- Summer's Heat Dance -
- Sun Turtle -
- Sun Warrior -
- Sunrise on the Whistling Waters -
- Taos Shadows -
- Taos Woman -
- Teepees Absaroke Camp -
- The Dancers -
- The Elders (Morning Prayer Feathers) -
- The Face of Thunder -
- The Path to Home -
- The Spinners -
- Thoughts of Yesteryear -
- Three Women -
- Three Women of Corn -
- Through the Sage -
- Thundering Herd -
- Time Keepers -
- Trail of Tears O The Journey -
- Tranquility -
- Transition -
- Trio -
- Turquesta -
- Unknown (Art) -
- Untitled -
- Untitled -
- Untitled -