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Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith was born
in London, England and died in Toronto, Ontario. His
earliest training was under his artist father. He attended
the South Kensington School of Art under Alexander
Hamilton until his family emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in
1867. Later, he studied in Paris at the Academie Colarossi
under Joseph-Paul Blanc, Gustave Courtois, and
Edmond-Louis Dupain. The artist arrived in London, Ontario
in 1881 where he was appointed Art Director of Alma
College (St.Thomas) and, the following year, Drawing
Master at Central Public School. In 1888 he moved to
Toronto where he was named principal of the western branch
of the Toronto Art School. He continued to serve at Alma
College until 1901. Bell-Smith was a founding member of
the Society of Canadian Artists, the Ontario Society of
Artists, and the Western Art League. He was elected an
Academician in the Royal Canadian Academy and played
important roles in many local and national artistic
associations. His work was very popular in his lifetime:
he painted portrait, genre, and landscape subjects in both
oil and watercolour in the impressionistic, picturesque,
and sublime styles of the last century. Bell-Smith also
won many international honours in his career.
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