"The Dark Portal" J Andre Smith, (Amer., 1880-1959) Silkscreen quite adept at etching and

quite adept at etching and drypoint

Ruth Lewin

on fibrous cream laid paper

he received encouragement from established artist-members of the Prairie Print Makers

His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cooper Union among others

"The Dark Portal" J Andre Smith, (Amer., 1880-1959) Silkscreen quite adept at etching andEtching, ca. 1930, Ed. unknown, 9 1 8 x 5 3 4, on thin, yellowish wove vellum, a tiny repaired edge tear right margin center, reinforced weakness to platemark upper left corner, some attendant cockling, signed in pencil. A traditional draftsman of great skill, Smith's etchings of architecture and landscape alike were held in high regard. With his good friend Ernest Roth, Smith early on made the pilgrimage to Venice, and produced many fine etchings of