Arthur Reginald Smithson
Born 1875 (Circa)
Died 1941 (Presumed)
Active: 1891 - 1921
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, cabinet maker
Born in Leeds or New Wortley, Yorkshire. He was the son of a brewer's drayman.
Works
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Locations
Conducted a business at 5A St. Columba Street Leeds | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Conducted a business at Nelson Court St. James Street Leeds | View on map
1921 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, Arts & Crafts Exhibition, 1900
'Spandrel'
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Wood carver' cabinet maker, employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Apprentice Woodcarver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Wood Carver'
Sources
Catalogue of the Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1900
1900
Cat. No. 4, p. 57
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Ref: Class: RG12; Piece: 3681; Folio 37; Page 17; GSU roll: 6098791
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 4208; Folio: 102; Page: 34
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN26999 RG78PN1548A RD500 SD3 ED18 SN240
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Arthur R Smithson
1941
Age: 66
Leeds, Yorkshire
Vol. 9b 838
Kelly's Directory of Leeds, 1911
1911
p. 969
Kelly's Directory of Leeds, 1921
1921 (Presumed)
p. 1024
Citing this record
'Arthur Reginald Smithson', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1208897505, accessed 04 Oct 2023]
