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The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Old Man and Donkey

Artist: George Smart
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George Smart was a tailor from Kent who made pictures and figures out of scraps of left-over cloth. He specialised in portraits of local ‘characters’ such as this postman identified as ’Old Bright’, which he used as the subject of several collages. To the bottom right is ‘Smart’s Repository’, where the artist exhibited his cloth pictures.

Details

Artist
George Smart
Title
Old Man and Donkey
Date
1833
Medium
Collage on paper
Dimensions
H: 37 x W: 31 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0057.F
Collection
Folk Art
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