Gordon Appelbe Smith - Artist Info

About Gordon Appelbe Smith

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    The following obituary is from the Vancouver Sun newspaper.

    "Beloved B.C. artist Gordon Smith dies at home in West Vancouver: The long-time artist, whose name graced the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art in North Vancouver, was 100 years old"
    KEVIN GRIFFIN Updated: January 20, 2020

    Gordon Smith, B.C.’s most-beloved artist, has died. He was 100.

    Smith died at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday in his home in West Vancouver, said Andy Sylvester, owner of the Equinox Gallery that represented Smith for many years.

    “It was an enormous privilege to know him and experience his enthusiasm and brilliance as an artist and educator and generosity as a human being,” Sylvester said Sunday.

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