This is a drawing by Lewis Smith in pencil, crayon, marker, and ballpoint on white paper. It measures 11" by 17", likely from the early 1980's, and is in excellent condition with slight bends at two corners. Inventory Code: LS223.

This is one of those drawings on white paper. These drawings are mostly single sided, drawn in markers, sometimes with crayon and/or pencil. They are in excellent condition, the paper is bright and white, even when it doesn't look that way in the photos (unless noted in condition area). They each measure 11" by 17" unless noted.

Lewis Smith lived most of his life alone in the woods of Ohio; drawing, writing, and painting on paper, cardboard, and the walls of his house and buildings. His work reflects his preoccupation with muscular women (especially boxers and wrestlers), trains, time, and money. Lewis Smith passed away in 1998. He was in his mid 90's, living in a nursing home. He was reclusive, refusing to speak to almost anyone. When he left his home years ago, the only things he wanted to take were some of his drawings. He decided to let them go shortly before his death. We have over 400 pieces. Lewis Smith's work was included in the show and book "ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut".

He lived most of his life in the woods of Ohio, alone after the death of his mother; drawing, writing, and painting on paper, cardboard, and the walls of his house and buildings. His work reflects his preoccupation with muscular women (especially boxers and wrestlers), trains, time, and money. He did not take up art until he was in his 60's. Lewis Smith passed away in 1998.

His father worked for a railroad, so Lewis and his mother got free or half-price train fare. His mother took him on many trips - and they usually stopped in the local bars and diners. You can see the local detail and feel for neighborhoods that Smith later put into many of his drawings - especially the diners.

He was widely read and subscribed to over 100 newspapers around the country. He was known for his amazing memory for detail, and family members consulted him as the family historian. He also rode his bicycle to libraries, auctions, and sales for miles around.

An empty box or bag was not a piece of trash to Smith. Rather, it became a space for another artwork. He found value in many other commonly discarded items. An old tool or coin was a living piece of history - a link to all the individual people who had handled it in the past. Old newspapers and magazines, empty cans, bottles, and boxes all spoke to him about people and places sometimes far removed from his Ohio home. As such they were each worth much more than we, with a "throwaway society" mentality might ever consider.

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