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Birth
1851 (New York State)
Death
1928 (Galveston, Texas)
Lived/Active
Texas/New York/Illinois
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horse portrait painting, illustration
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A painter and illustrator whose work is especially focused on horses, Gean Smith was born in New York state and moved to Chicago in 1871, where he established a studio until 1884. The next year, he moved to New York City and worked there until 1923, when he settled in Galveston, Texas.
He earned a reputation for horse portraits, although he also did dog paintings and Civil War genre such as his 1884 painting, General Grant and His Staff at Fort Donelson. He was a book i (showing 500 of 1682 characters). |
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