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Ernest Browning Smith BIOGRAPHY
1866 Brimfield, Massachusetts - 1951 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Landscape-mountain-desert.
Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He was also an accomplished musician and played French horn in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra.... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He was also an accomplished musician and played French horn in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Without the benefit of art training, he began painting in 1903 in watercolor, but soon switched to oil. In 1911 he left for Europe and studied in various art centers until after WWI. Returning to Los... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He was also an accomplished musician and played French horn in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Without the benefit of art training, he began painting in 1903 in watercolor, but soon switched to oil. In 1911 he left for Europe and studied in various art centers until after WWI. Returning to Los Angeles, he made many painting excursions into the Sierra and the deserts of southern California. A bachelor, Smith died in Los Angeles on April 26, 1951. Member: Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Blanchard Bldg (LA), 1909; Del Monte Art Gallery,... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He was also an accomplished musician and played French horn in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Without the benefit of art training, he began painting in 1903 in watercolor, but soon switched to oil. In 1911 he left for Europe and studied in various art centers until after WWI. Returning to Los Angeles, he made many painting excursions into the Sierra and the deserts of southern California. A bachelor, Smith died in Los Angeles on April 26, 1951. Member: Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Blanchard Bldg (LA), 1909; Del Monte Art Gallery, 1909-12; Calif. Art Club, 1914-29; San Francisco Art Association, 1916; Calif. State Fair, 1925 (prize), 1930; LA Co. Fair (Pomona), 1925; LACMA, 1932... Read full biography
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Landscape painter. Born in Brimfield, MA on Nov. 30, 1866. Smith was educated at the Hitchcock Academy and then worked in law and business for several years before settling in Los Angeles in 1894. He was also an accomplished musician and played French horn in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Without the benefit of art training, he began painting in 1903 in watercolor, but soon switched to oil. In 1911 he left for Europe and studied in various art centers until after WWI. Returning to Los Angeles, he made many painting excursions into the Sierra and the deserts of southern California. A bachelor, Smith died in Los Angeles on April 26, 1951. Member: Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Blanchard Bldg (LA), 1909; Del Monte Art Gallery, 19
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