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John Guthrie Spence Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1880 |
| Died | 22 October 1951 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
John Guthrie Spence Smith (4 February 1880 - 22 October 1951) is a Scottish painter.[1][2] He became deaf and dumb after contracting scarlet fever as a child.
Life
[edit]1881 census - 9 Rose Terrace, Perth.[3]
1901 census - 44 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh - art student[4]
His father was Joseph Smith (13 January 1834 - 23 January 1881), a linen draper from Kinnoull in Perthshire.[5]
His mother was Grace Farquharson, daughter of David Farquharson of Perth. Joseph and Grace married at 112 High Street in Perth on 20 January 1874.[6]
John Guthrie Spence Smith was born in Perth on 4 February 1880.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh on 22 October 1951. His usual residence was 38 Drummond Place.[10][11]
He is buried in Wellshill cemetery in Perth.[12][13]
Obit[14]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1119/records/1163266
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1101/records/4187952
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/76104407/person/412434383698/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18740123/042/0004
- ^ https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/artists/534-john-guthrie-spence-smith-rsa/overview/
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artists/smith-john-guthrie-spence-18801951
- ^ https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/artists-footsteps/artist/john-guthrie-spence-smith/
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1904/records/16221378
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003520/19511025/044/0004
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255993299/john-guthrie_spence-smith
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19511023/174/0010
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000458/19511027/016/0016
Category:1880 births
Category:1951 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters