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George Frederick Smith b. c.1828

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Sketcher, designer, illuminator and decorator George Frederick Smith was awarded a variety of medals for his illuminations, imitation marbling and wood graining. Smith's pen sketches of buildings drawn in the 1860s were used for advertisements in Melbourne street directories.
  • Biographical Data b. c.1828 Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 3 people
  • Groups 1 group
  • Works
  • Exhibitions 4 exhibitions
  • Collections 1 collection
  • Recognitions 2 recognitions
  • References 2 references
  • received
    Victorian Exhibition
    Dates
    1861
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    For his illuminated penmanship

    Note

    First-Class Certificate

  • received
    Medals for examples of his faux marbling and wood graining
    Dates
    1854
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    Also 1856

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Updated Oct. 19, 2011
Created Jan. 1, 1992
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