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1896 New York City - 1940 Paris, France. Known for: Graphics-African American social themes, etchings, paintings.
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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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Schomburg Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston