Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith family papers

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Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith family papers

1793-1977; bulk 1826-1977

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The Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith family papers comprise 5.12 linear feet and are dated 1793-1977, bulk 1826-1977. Correspondence, writings, artwork, financial records, printed material, miscellaneous items and photographs provide documentation of the lives and works of painter, illustrator and poet, Russell Smith, and his son, painter Xanthus Smith, and scattered documentation of the lives of his wife, painter and educator Mary Priscilla Smith, and daughter and painter Mary Russell Smith.

5.12 Linear feet

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Smith, Xanthus, 1839-1929

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Marine and landscape painter, photographer; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Xanthus Smith diaries, 1883-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595129 ...

Smith, Mary Russell, 1842-1878

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Smith family (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Russell Smith (1812-1896) was a native of Glasgow, Scotland whose family came to the United States in 1819 and settled near Pittsburgh. The Smith children were educated at home, and Russell showed an early interest in art. His first formal training in portraiture and landscape painting was in Pittsburgh under James Reid Lambdin. Around 1827, Smith began painting backdrops for theaters and within 6 years had achieved a national reputation for his theatrical painting. In 1835 he moved...

Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896

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Painter, Russell Smith, was employed in 1844 Summer, to sketch for William Barton Rogers, professor at the University of Virginia and head of the Virginia Geological Survey. (see letter, Berkeley to Ricketts, 1974 April 24, filed with item). From the description of Painting of the University of Virginia from the toll gate, 1844. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57620796 Russell Smith was a painter, born in Scotland, and immigrated to western Pennsylvania. His in...

Smith, Mary Priscilla Wilson, 1819-1874

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Flower and landscape painter; married to the artist Russell Smith. From the description of Letter : Baltimore, Md., to W.T. Russell Smith, Philadelphia, 1839 July 2. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28895133 ...