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A.J. Smith (born 1952) is an American printmaker, artist, and professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Smith's primary mediums are graphite pencil and printmaking. He is known for his large scale graphite portraits.
The Seattle-based company produced affordable, large-scale (up to 8 feet in length) limited-edition serigraphs featuring artwork by Hayslette for corporate and hotel interior decoration. Olympus Graphics developed a nationwide clientele before being acquired, and renamed Grand Image, by Larry Winn in 1984.
AJ Smith received a scholarship from the Songwriters Hall of Fame to attend New York University, where he studied Music Composition. [4] At NYU, Smith won Best Solo Original at the Thomas Ellett UltraViolet Live Talent Competition. [5] While still at NYU, Smith was a student of Glenn Frey of the Eagles. In November 2012, Smith opened for the ...
The National Serigraph Society was founded in 1940 by a group of artists involved in the WPA Federal Art Project, including Anthony Velonis, Max Arthur Cohn, and Hyman Warsager. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The creation of the society coincided with the rise of serigraphs being used as a medium for fine art. [ 4 ]
The business was relocated to Brooklyn in 1884 and took the name J.H. Williams & Co in 1887. The company was one of the first to offer mass-produced drop-forged hand tools. [3] A second factory was opened in Buffalo, New York in 1914, now the site of General Motors' Tonawanda Engine plant. [4] The company was acquired by Snap-on in 1993.
The company was founded as Smith & Hemenway Company, in 1872 by Landon P. Smith and John Francis Hemenway in Hill, New Hampshire. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The company manufactured the "Woodward Wizard", patented by Frank R. Woodward in 1875, for cutting glass.
The earliest reference to the Milward family in connection with needle making is a James Milward who was a needle maker on Fish Hill in 1676. Symon Milward created the company of Henry Milward & Sons aka Milward's Needles (Milward's) in 1730 at the age of 40, in Redditch, United Kingdom. It was however, his son Henry who takes credit for the ...
H. D. Smith was one of the originators of the drop-forging process, [4] and was described by The New York Times as being one of the pioneers of the carriage Hardware industry. [3] Around 1900 the company shifted production to bicycle parts and tool kits for automobiles. [1] H. D. Smith & Co. Works. Plantsville, Connecticut, cir. 1883. [6]