Tuesday Art ATTACK- Jeffrey Smart "Richmond Park II 1997-99"

The colorful and imaginative landscapes of Australian painter Jeffrey Smart command attention! Smart was born in Adelaide in 1921 and received his education from Adelaide Teachers College and the South Australian School of Art and Crafts. Smarts work is part of the Precisionism movement. Smart was a famous art personalty in Australia and worked as a art critic for newspapers and hosted a children radio show about art. In 1963 Smart moved to Italy where he would spend the rest of his life. Smart passed away last year at the age of 91.