Smith, De Cost, 1864-1939

DeCost Smith was born in Skaneateles, New York, about 1865, the son of Reul Smith. He studied art in Paris and New York City and traveled around the world doing paintings of nature. He spent time on the Rosebud, Lower Brule, and Standing Rock Indian Reservations in Dakota Territory in 1884. He also wrote about Native American topics. He died in 1939.

From the description of De Cost Smith writing, 1930s. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 733845343

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