Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
George H. Smillie
Artist
Centurion, 1873–1921
Charles E. Whitehead and Launt Thompson
New York (Manhattan), New York
Bronxville, New York
Age thirty-two
Brooklyn, New York
Archivist’s Notes
Brother of Charles F. Smillie and James D. Smillie
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
