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1894 Courtland, New York - 1969. Known for: Abstract figurative painting, bas-relief wood carving.
Vernon Smith was born in 1894 in Cortland, NY (upper state) and, by 1918, he had gone to study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in Paris. Smith also came to Cape Cod where he studied... Read full biography
Vernon Smith was born in 1894 in Cortland, NY (upper state) and, by 1918, he had gone to study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in Paris. Smith also came to Cape Cod where he studied with Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Provincetown School of Art, eventually settling in the... Read full biography
Vernon Smith was born in 1894 in Cortland, NY (upper state) and, by 1918, he had gone to study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in Paris. Smith also came to Cape Cod where he studied with Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Provincetown School of Art, eventually settling in the town of Orleans where he became a teacher in the Orleans public school system. During the Depression years of 1934-1937, he was Regional Director of the WPA and painted in Alaska that last year when his... Read full biography
Vernon Smith was born in 1894 in Cortland, NY (upper state) and, by 1918, he had gone to study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in Paris. Smith also came to Cape Cod where he studied with Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Provincetown School of Art, eventually settling in the town of Orleans where he became a teacher in the Orleans public school system. During the Depression years of 1934-1937, he was Regional Director of the WPA and painted in Alaska that last year when his work took him there. He apparently established ties with the Boston area quite early because he exhibited at the Walker Gallery, Boston with a one-man show in 1934 and at the Institute of Modern Art, Boston, in 1939. He was a founder and President of... Read full biography
Vernon Smith was born in 1894 in Cortland, NY (upper state) and, by 1918, he had gone to study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in Paris. Smith also came to Cape Cod where he studied with Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Provincetown School of Art, eventually settling in the town of Orleans where he became a teacher in the Orleans public school system. During the Depression years of 1934-1937, he was Regional Director of the WPA and painted in Alaska that last year when his work took him there. He apparently established ties with the Boston area quite early because he exhibited at the Walker Gallery, Boston with a one-man show in 1934 and at the Institute of Modern Art, Boston, in 1939. He was a founder and President of the Cape Cod Art Association and a member of the Provincetown Art Association and Eastern Art Association, among othe... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Provincetown Art Association-
Art Teacher
- •Charles Hawthorne
Art School
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Alaska Art Project Artist, WPA
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Provincetown Art Association
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts