Smith, Houghton Cranford, 1887-1983

Landscape painter; Provincetown, Mass., Taos, N.M., Paris, France, and Chile.

Smith studied at the Art Students League, and in Provincetown, Mass. under Charles Hawthorne and E. Ambrose Webster. He studied in France 1913-1914, and traveled extensively throughout his life, sketching and painting the landscape. He taught drawing and painting at the University of Kansas from 1921-1925.

From the description of Houghton Cranford Smith papers, 1890-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093881

Houghton Cranford Smith (1887-1983) was a landscape painter from Provincetown, Mass., Taos, N.M., Paris, France, and Chile.

Smith studied at the Art Students League, and in Provincetown, Mass., under Charles Hawthorne and E. Ambrose Webster. He studied in France 1913-1914, and traveled extensively throughout his life, sketching and painting the landscape. He taught drawing and painting at the University of Kansas from 1921-1925.

From the description of Houghton Cranford Smith papers, 1890-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 767864632

Painter Houghton Cranford Smith (1887-1983) traveled extensively and painted throughout his life. He lived and studied art in France, South America, New York City and Provincetown. He had three children, Houghton Jr., Gerrit and Florence with his first wife, Elena Peralta. He held the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas department of Drawing and Painting from 1921-1925.

Smith became widely recognized for his artwork in the 1940s. He married his second wife, Laura Gilbert Williams, in 1941. He has exhibited at many venues including the Passedoit Gallery, Corcoran Gallery, Richmond Museum, Columbia Art Museum, Walker Memorial Gallery, Art Institute of Kansas City and the Provincetown Art Association. For six consecutive years he was represented at Carnegie Institute's annual invitation exhibition.

From the guide to the Houghton Cranford Smith papers, 1890-1991, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)