ALBERT ALEXANDER SMITH, the son of parents who immigrated from Bermuda, was born in New York City on September 17, 1896. He was the most prolific of all the African-American artists who expatriated... Read full biography
ALBERT ALEXANDER SMITH, the son of parents who immigrated from Bermuda, was born in New York City on September 17, 1896. He was the most prolific of all the African-American artists who expatriated to France between the two World Wars of the 20th Century, producing at least 220 prints, drawings,... Read full biography
ALBERT ALEXANDER SMITH, the son of parents who immigrated from Bermuda, was born in New York City on September 17, 1896. He was the most prolific of all the African-American artists who expatriated to France between the two World Wars of the 20th Century, producing at least 220 prints, drawings, and paintings. He is further distinguished as the only African-American artist who was a printmaker during this time and the only one who made his living as a musician. His works are significant for... Read full biography
ALBERT ALEXANDER SMITH, the son of parents who immigrated from Bermuda, was born in New York City on September 17, 1896. He was the most prolific of all the African-American artists who expatriated to France between the two World Wars of the 20th Century, producing at least 220 prints, drawings, and paintings. He is further distinguished as the only African-American artist who was a printmaker during this time and the only one who made his living as a musician. His works are significant for their social commentary on racism, their themes of global racial uplift, and their exploration of human types and stereotypes. From an early age, his parents encouraged his artistic talents, paying for music lessons. Eventually he became a proficient... Read full biography
ALBERT ALEXANDER SMITH, the son of parents who immigrated from Bermuda, was born in New York City on September 17, 1896. He was the most prolific of all the African-American artists who expatriated to France between the two World Wars of the 20th Century, producing at least 220 prints, drawings, and paintings. He is further distinguished as the only African-American artist who was a printmaker during this time and the only one who made his living as a musician. His works are significant for their social commentary on racism, their themes of global racial uplift, and their exploration of human types and stereotypes. From an early age, his parents encouraged his artistic talents, paying for music lessons. Eventually he became a proficient banjo-player and guitarist, which he would later put to use as a jazz musician and singer while a member of various bands and orchestras in Europe... Read full biography
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About Albert Alexander Smith: Books
Books & Publications (15)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
New Negro Artists in Paris, 1922-34 African-American Painters and Sculptors
2000
Leininger-Miller, Theresa
320 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century
1997
Powell, Richard J
256 pages (color)
St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
1997
Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface)
625 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Against the Odds African-American Artists and the Harmon Foundation (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Reynolds, Gary/Beryl J Wright
298 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Amistad II Afro-American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Driskell, David C
92 pages
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973
Cederholm, Theresa Dickason
348 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
Who's Who in American Art American Art Annual, 1933