Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1995) “Theatre Magic” Lithograph, 1938, Edition 60 prints, Signed in pencil. Archival Mat : 20 x 16" (50.8 x 40.7 cm) Paper Size: 16 x 11 7/8" (40.5 x 30cm) Image Size: 10 3/16 x 9 15/16" (25.8 x 25.2 cm) Slight previous mat stain barely noticeable! Beall Smith was an accomplished & well-rounded American artist. During World War II, he designed posters supporting war efforts, including advertisements for War Bonds. Smith also served the military during the liberation, landing with Allied troops in Normandy on D-Day to document the events. The wide circulation of his war bonds posters & many lithographs he created for the Associated American Artists made his graphic works well-known to the American public. Although much of his early work was created during dark & uncertain times, his style is surprisingly playful & light, often featuring children & people going about their everyday lives in the streets & parks of America. Committed to the propagation of art, Smith & his wife Winn were one of the five founding couples of the Katonah Gallery (today the Katonah Museum of Art), in Westchester County, New York. He exhibited there for many years, as well as at the National Academy of Design in New York City, Whitney Museum of American Art & in other major exhibitions. Free Shipping in US. Please let me know if you have questions! Lawrence Beall-Smith | American 1909-1995 “Theatre Magic”, Lithograph, 1938, Edition 60 Prints, Signed in Pencil, | Free Shipping
