This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Holland in 1899. By the 1930s Smoor had settled in San Diego, CA and established a china and artifacts store. In his leisure he painted and made many trips to Mexico to paint and study. During 1937-38 he was president of the San Diego Fine Arts Society. He was a resident of San Diego at the time of his death in Sacramento on Sept. 10, 1980. | Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Death record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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