Michigan historical collections . be as careful in his judgment as he is success-ful in his work, states that there is absolutely no question about it atall. He not only was acquainted with Mr. Smiths style and manner,with various of his portraits now in Detroit, but knew the painter aswell. He describes him as an artist of splendid abilities, who livingat Port Stanley, Ontario, used to paint portraits in the lake cities,more especially Cleveland. Mr. Smith is mentioned in Farmers His-tory of Detroit (Vol. 1, p. 360) as A. Smith, Jr., one of the exhibitorsat the Firemans Hall art exhibition in
Michigan historical collections . be as careful in his judgment as he is success-ful in his work, states that there is absolutely no question about it atall. He not only was acquainted with Mr. Smiths style and manner,with various of his portraits now in Detroit, but knew the painter aswell. He describes him as an artist of splendid abilities, who livingat Port Stanley, Ontario, used to paint portraits in the lake cities,more especially Cleveland. Mr. Smith is mentioned in Farmers His-tory of Detroit (Vol. 1, p. 360) as A. Smith, Jr., one of the exhibitorsat the Firemans Hall art exhibition in February, 1851. Mr. Hopkinknew of him as an active portrait painter many years before that. Acomparison of the Lansing portrait with the Newark picture reveals asimilarity of treatment which indicates a common author, and takingin addition the statements of Mr. Hopkin, the letters of GovernorFelch and of Miss Mason, there is little if any doubt that the Stateportrait, the Ann Arbor portrait, and the sketch for, if not indeed the. GOV. STEVENS T. painting owned by Mrs. Samuel Carson, Detroit.
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