Edmund Hodgson Smart

Edmund Hodgson Smart
Edmund Hodgson Smart
	Smart circa 1922
Born	1873; Alnwick, England
Died	1942 (aged 68–69)
Nationality	British
Known for	Painting

Edmund Hodgson Smart (1873–1942) was a nineteenth and twentieth-century British painter most noted for his portraits of world leaders. He was born in Alnwick, England. He studied art at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium, at the Académie Julian in Paris, and under Sir Hubert von Herkomer in England.[1]

His painting Dawn (1907) was given to the Smithsonian Institution by the artist and is in their public collection.[2]

Select Works

Dawn, 1907

Smart standing next to his portrait of U.S. President Warren G. Harding

Dawn, 1907 [2]
King Edward VII of Britain
Queen Alexandra of Britain
American President Warren G. Harding
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Admiral William Sims
Annie Besant three quarter length 1927]
Annie Besant "Memories" Mrs B, 1932 Half size private collection.

References

"SMART, Edmund Hodgson". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. pp. 961–962.
Search Collections - Dawn 1907 Edmund Hodgson Smart, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2014-01-12.

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[1] "SMART, Edmund Hodgson". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. pp. 961–962.

[dawn-2] Search Collections - Dawn 1907 Edmund Hodgson Smart, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2014-01-12.