The great playwright Edward Albee once described Ed Smith's work as "excavations of the mind. . . powerful, provocative and disturbing". Critics, curators and artists describe Smith and his work as ". . . an avenging phoenix rising from the ashes of Abstract Expressionism. . . " ". . . heroic notes to the sculptural friezes of ancient Greece." " . . . elegance, a forthrightness, a sense of security and intellectual power." and ". . . a modern day Albert Pinkham Ryder." Actions are the best descriptions and herein lay the selected small work of late. … his actions. The images represented inside are a small selection of recent diminutive works in bronze, silver and terra-cotta relief. The grand sequences of Drawings, Prints, Torsos of Great Men, Helmets, Standing Figures and bronze STATIONS are omitted. Sometimes, less is more. One hopes that the intimate quality of these sculptures will create an interest and a portal for discerning viewers.