Eugene (Gean) Smith Born:1851 - New York State
Died:1928 - Galveston, Texas
Known for:Horse portrait painting, illustration
Name variants:Gene Smith
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 illustrator with work
including Tales of the Turf and 'Rank Outsiders' by Richard
Cary (1891).
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