Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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1812 Glasgow, Scotland - 1896 Glenside, PA (near Philadelphia). Known for: Landscape, structure, antiquity.
A painter of grand-scale landscapes in the mid 19th century, Russell Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his parents in 1819 to western Pennsylvania where he grew up in... Read full biography
A painter of grand-scale landscapes in the mid 19th century, Russell Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his parents in 1819 to western Pennsylvania where he grew up in Pittsburgh. His birth name was William Thompson Russell Smith. He was self-taught as an artist, and became a... Read full biography
A painter of grand-scale landscapes in the mid 19th century, Russell Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his parents in 1819 to western Pennsylvania where he grew up in Pittsburgh. His birth name was William Thompson Russell Smith. He was self-taught as an artist, and became a highly successful scenic designer, scientific illustrator, as well as panoramic landscape painter. He excelled at dramatic vistas with atmospheric effects intending to show the grandeur of nature, but... Read full biography
A painter of grand-scale landscapes in the mid 19th century, Russell Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his parents in 1819 to western Pennsylvania where he grew up in Pittsburgh. His birth name was William Thompson Russell Smith. He was self-taught as an artist, and became a highly successful scenic designer, scientific illustrator, as well as panoramic landscape painter. He excelled at dramatic vistas with atmospheric effects intending to show the grandeur of nature, but he also painted small intimate landscapes, which some persons have thought he preferred. He began earning money as a painter of commercial signs. For fun, he did life-size portraits of famous heroes and then studied with portraitist James Reid... Read full biography
A painter of grand-scale landscapes in the mid 19th century, Russell Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and emigrated with his parents in 1819 to western Pennsylvania where he grew up in Pittsburgh. His birth name was William Thompson Russell Smith. He was self-taught as an artist, and became a highly successful scenic designer, scientific illustrator, as well as panoramic landscape painter. He excelled at dramatic vistas with atmospheric effects intending to show the grandeur of nature, but he also painted small intimate landscapes, which some persons have thought he preferred. He began earning money as a painter of commercial signs. For fun, he did life-size portraits of famous heroes and then studied with portraitist James Reid Lambdin from 1829 to 1832. A trip to Europe introduced him to the work of Frenchman Claude Lorraine whose vast landscape paint... Read full biography
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About Russell Smith: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (10)
All MuseumsButler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205-4242Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990Westmoreland Museum of American Art
221 North Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15601-1898