ABOUT THE ARTIST
Smith Georges- Contemporary Haitian-American Artist/Activist, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in December 1956. Son of a prominent Haitian artist, Duclavier Leconte Georges. Smith is an accomplished artist. He started painting and sculpting at the age of 7. Smith attended Foyer Des Arts Plastics, a fine Haitian Art School. In U.S.A. Smith attended La Guardia Community College (Accounting), Baruch College (Accounting) and New York Tech College where he majored in Architectural Design. He uses all types of mediums such as wood, marble, metal, leather, stone, water color, collage, acrylic and oil on canvas. His style is influenced by his father's modern and surrealistic sculptures. His work has also been on exhibit at leading art galleries throughout Haiti. in the United States and in several private exhibitions. His work has been featured on the front page of the New York Times, on CBS (TV), in Time magazine, college textbooks by Simon & Schuster and other distinguished publications. Smith's paintings and sculptures are in private collections in Haiti, U.S.A., several Caribbean countries - as well as in Europe, Africa and other parts of the world. Among the collectors of his artworks are President Bill Clinton, President Jean Bertrand Aristide, actor Danny Glover, soccer Legend/King Pele, singer/entertainer Wyclef Jean and several other celebrities and dignitaries. Smith plays guitar and composes French songs. His experience during the World Trade Center tragedy has prompted him to start working the very next day on a project that engaged people in the U.S.A. and around the world to share their thoughts about 9/11. He also spent two years working on his very well known painting/collage "A Tribute to 9/11 Heroes". Smith is currently writing a book About the famous Haitian-American international artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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