Artist
Centurion, 1873–1921
Born 29 December 1840 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 10 November 1921 in Bronxville, New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Charles E. Whitehead and Launt Thompson
Elected 3 May 1873 at age thirty-two
Archivist’s Note: Brother of Charles F. Smillie and James D. Smillie
Proposer of:
Century Memorial
A veteran Academician, a kindly and courteous gentleman of a type that sometimes seems to be disappearing, George Henry Smillie’s character was reflected in his paintings, which always pictured the bright and sunny aspects of nature. He was a facile painter, good in composition and pleasant in color. Personally, his disposition overflowed with life and humor; to do an unkind thing was impossible to him. Mr. Smillie’s membership in the Century covered forty-eight years; it was exceeded in length by that of only nine other living members; six of whom, like Smillie, were elected in the early seventies, two in the later sixties, and one in 1858.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1922 Century Association Yearbook
