Wallace Herndon Smith: Evolution

This exhibit will trace the evolution of St. Louis-born Wallace Herndon Smith’s style with examples of his work from the 1930s to the 1980s and beyond. Born in 1901, Wallace Herndon Smith was a traditional painter who absorbed the visual language of artists like Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and Edward Hopper. In the late 1930s, his work gained attention from important American artists like Edward Hopper, Walt Kuhn and Peggy Bacon. He traveled extensively to Europe, Mexico and America’s East Coast, and had a summer residence and studio in Harbor Springs, Michigan, subjects of which are found in several works in the exhibit. His works have been exhibited widely including in New York at the Museum of Modern Art, in Philadelphia, St. Louis and many other cities.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website