George Walter Vincent Smith made his fortune as a carriage - TopicsExpress



          

George Walter Vincent Smith made his fortune as a carriage manufacturer in New York City and retired when he was just 35 years old. He and his Springfield-born wife, Belle Townsley Smith, moved to Springfield in 1871 and devoted their lives to collecting art. Although Smith never visited Asia, by buying from dealers in New York and Europe he became a leading 19th-century collector of Chinese, Japanese and Middle Eastern art, and also amassed an outstanding selection of 19th-century American paintings.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:41:39 +0000

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