Joshua Smith b. 12 March 1905

Also known as William Joshua Smith, Josh Smith
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, predominantly of traditional portraits whose sitters included fellow artist Lloyd Rees. Smith, who also worked as an art teacher, won the Archibald Prize in 1944.
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Name
Joshua Smith
Also known as:
  • William Joshua Smith
  • Josh Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher
Birth date
12 March 1905
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
22 July 1995
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1930 - 1995
Residence
  • Earlwood, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • (Drawing training with Adelaide Perry)
  • Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Languages
  • English

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Related stub people
  • Smith, E. M. (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Gibbons, Henry C. (associate of)
  • McInnes, W. B. (associate of)
  • Orpen, William (Sir) (associate of)
  • John, Augustus (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Royal Art Society (associate of)
  • Drummoyne Municipal Art Society (associate of)
Related people
  • Annand, Douglas (associate of)
  • Cook, William Edward James (associate of)
  • Dobell, William (associate of)
  • Feint, Adrian (associate of)
  • Friend, Donald (associate of)
  • Curtis, Robert Emerson (associate of)
  • Hoff, Rayner (associate of)
  • Perry, Adelaide (associate of)
  • Lambert, George (associate of)
  • Hele, Ivor (associate of)
  • Rees, Lloyd (associate of)
  • O'Hara-Close, Yvonne Helen (associate of)
Related collections
  • Private & corporate collections (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton, Qld. (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Federal Parliament, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Doug Moran Portrait Competition (received)
  • Peter Sparks Memorial Pastel Award (received)
  • The Royal Agricultural Society Easter Show Exhibition (Portrait Section) (received)
  • Blue Mountains City Art Prize (received)
  • The Archibald Prize (received)
  • Sydney Sesquicentenary Prize for 'Best Drawing in any Medium' (received)
Related events
  • Art of Australia Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The Archibald Prize (exhibited at)