1. Gray Smith was an Australian artist, poet and jeweller who was part of the Heide Circle.
11 Facts About Gray Smith
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Gray Smith left Melbourne in 1939 to become a timber cutter in North Drummond, Victoria, sparking a life-long interest in the Australian bush and its folklore.
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Gray Smith married Dorothy Yvonne Egan-Lee in 1944 and had a daughter, Gaie Jocelyn Smith, in 1945.
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Gray Smith was a member of Contemporary Art Society along with Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan and John Perceval.
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Gray Smith's brother Martin was a picture framer who regularly framed artwork for the Reeds.
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In 1947, Gray Smith fell in love with Joy Hester and eloped to Sydney.
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Joy Hester's time with Gray Smith was her most productive when she produced the acclaimed series Faces, Love, and Sleep.
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In 1966, Gray Smith submitted his portrait of Lady 'Molly' Huxley to the Canberra and Goulburn regional round of the Helena Rubinstein Portrait Prize in 1966 and was judged the regional winner and went into the finals.
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Gray Smith helped children with disabilities learn to paint as part of their therapy.
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Gray Smith taught at the Canberra Technical College.
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Gray Smith died in Canberra on 7 August 1990 at his nursing home with his daughter Fern Gray Smith by his side.