Lawrence Beall Smith "Windy Hill." New York 1948. $695.00

 “Windy Hill”

Lawrence Beall Smith's original lithograph, "Windy Hill" was created by the American artist in the 1940s. This beautifully composed image of African American children flying kites and playing on top of a grassy hill, which showcases Smith's great skill in creating a tapestry of light, shade and movement.  Children are a major theme in Smith's lithographic art and he was commissioned a number of times by the Associated American Artists of New York to create lithographs upon this subject

A premier American painter, sculptor, lithographer and illustrator of the 20th century, Lawrence Beall Smith studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the University of Chicago. Smith began exhibiting his art in 1935 and gained a strong national reputation by 1941 when a one-man exhibition of his art was launched at the Whitney Museum in New York. During World War II he created posters for the war effort and was an artist for the D-Day landings in Normandy. Commissioned by the Abbott Laboratories in 1944, Lawrence Beall-Smith also served as a war correspondent covering the activities of the Medical Corps in Europe. Throughout the following years, Smith's art figured prominently in most

“Windy Hill” was published by the Associated American Artists of New York in a sole limited edition of 250 impressions. Since its creation in the mid 1930's the Associated American Artists commissioned original graphic art from such great masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and others. It published etchings and lithographs of no less stature during the 1960's and 1970's. Lawrence Beall Smith was one of the A.A.A. s most prodigious artists and contributed a wonderful body of work.

Lithograph measuring 11.5 x 14.5 inches sheet.
Pencil signed.
Excellent condition.