Walter Granville-Smith

Walter Granville-Smith
BornJanuary 28, 1870
South Granville, New York
DiedDecember 7, 1938
Jackson Heights, Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League of New York
Known forIllustration and Painting

Walter Granville-Smith (1870–1938) was an illustrator and painter who was born in South Granville, New York on January 28, 1870. He is notable for producing the first colored illustration that appeared in the United States. Granville-Smith and his wife, Jessie, had a daughter Jesse and sons, Walter.[1] and Edward.[2] Granville-Smith died on December 7, 1938, at his daughter's home in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.[3]

Granville-Smith was a National Academician in 1915 with the National Academy of Design and served as president of the Salmagundi Club in New York from 1924 to 1926. His works are part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution (Grey Day),[4] Butler Institute of American Art (The Willow), Toledo Museum of Art (South Haven Mill), the Currier Museum of Art (Truth),[5] the Salmagundi Club, the Lotos Club, the Fencers Club of New York and the Art Club of Philadelphia. Many of his works can be seen at the Athenaeum website.[6]

  1. ^ "Walter Granville-Smith Jr., Esty Company Officer, Dies". The New York Times. New York Times. February 3, 1974. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth R. GRANVILLE-SMITH, Petitioner, v. Edward GRANVILLE-SMITH". Legal Information Institute. Cornell University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "GRANVILLE-SMITH, NOTED PAINTER, 68: Former Head of the Salmagundi Club Was Academy Member p. 27". New York Times. December 8, 1938.
  4. ^ Smithsonian American Art Museum. "Walter Granville-Smith". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Walter Granville Smith". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Walter Granville-Smith". The Athenaeum. Retrieved August 20, 2019.