biografia di Gean SMITH (1851-1928)
Birth place: New York State
Death place: Galveston, TX
Addresses: NYC, 1892, 1896; Galveston (since 1923)
Profession: Painter, illustrator
Exhibited: AIC, 1892, 1897; NAD, 1892, 1897
Comments: His art training consisted of one lesson taken at the age of sixteen, costing one dollar. He maintained a studio in NYC (after moving from Chicago in 1885). His paintings comprise a pictorial record of the champion racing horses of America. He also painted dogs and western animals.
Sources: P&H Samuels, 450.