Jack Carington Smith b. 26 February 1908

Also known as Jack Carrington Smith, Jack Carington Smith, Jack Carrington Smith
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prolific mid 20th century painter based in Hobart and Sydney. Jack Carington Smith won numerous awards and prizes including the 1949 Sir John Sulman Prize for Mural Painting and the 1963 Archibald Prize.
Tags: Archibald Prize
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associate of
Douglas Dundas
1900
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Frederick William Leist
1873
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Lloyd Rees
1895
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Bernard Meninsky
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child of
Robert Norman Smith
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child of
Muriel Matilda Smith
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spouse of
Ruth Carington Smith
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parent of
Jill Carington Smith
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parent of
Owen Carington Smith
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associate of
Fred Ernest Jackson
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associate of
John Santry
1910
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Edwin Russell Tanner
1920
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Bea Maddock
1934
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Fred Britton
1908
Artist (Photographer)

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Related collections
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
Related events
  • Personal perspectives: artists & their portraits (exhibited at)
  • Quiet records and careful observations: Pastels by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • 1940-1965: The Heroic Years of Australian Painting (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (1908 - 1972) (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Avant Garde Painting (exhibited at)
  • An Exhibition by Eleven Painters (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: European Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • Famous Australians by Famous Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • The Archibald Prize 1963 (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings 1938-1963 (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Transfield Art Competition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists Exhibition of Drawings and Prints (exhibited at)
  • Matson Lines Exhibition of Australian Painters (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Painters (exhibited at)
  • The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games (exhibited at)
  • A Retrospective Exhibition of Australian Painting (None)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Painting from the National Collection (exhibited at)
  • Twentieth Annual Exhibition of the Contemporary Group (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: works on paper (exhibited at)
  • Quiet records and careful observations: pastels (exhibited at)
  • Christmas exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Launceston Art Society in retrospect 1891-1983 (exhibited at)
  • Personal perspectives: artists & their portraits (exhibited at)
  • Quiet records and careful observations: Pastels by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • 1940-1965: The Heroic Years of Australian Painting (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (1908 - 1972) (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Avant Garde Painting (exhibited at)
  • An Exhibition by Eleven Painters (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: European Watercolours (exhibited at)
  • Famous Australians by Famous Australian Artists (exhibited at)
  • The Archibald Prize 1963 (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings 1938-1963 (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Transfield Art Competition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists Exhibition of Drawings and Prints (exhibited at)
  • Matson Lines Exhibition of Australian Painters (exhibited at)
  • J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Painters (exhibited at)
  • The Arts Festival of the Olympic Games (exhibited at)
  • A Retrospective Exhibition of Australian Painting (None)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Painting from the National Collection (exhibited at)
  • Twentieth Annual Exhibition of the Contemporary Group (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Paintings by J. Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith (exhibited at)
  • Jack Carington Smith: works on paper (exhibited at)
  • Quiet records and careful observations: pastels (exhibited at)
  • Christmas exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Easter Show: art prize exhibitions (exhibited at)