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Edwin Smith

1912–1971

Lindfield Old Hall c.1950s
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Biography

Edwin George Herbert Smith (15 May 1912 – 29 December 1971) was an English photographer. He is best known for his distinctive vignettes of English gardens, landscapes, and architecture. On his own or in partnership with his wife, the artist and writer Olive Cook, he authored or contributed to numerous books during his lifetime and his photographs are still regularly used today.

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Artworks

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  • East Street, Walworth

    Edwin Smith
    unknown
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  • In a Bermondsey pub, London; Jubilee Day

    Edwin Smith
    1935
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  • Bookstall

    Edwin Smith
    date not known
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  • Shadwell Street, East End, London

    Edwin Smith
    unknown
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  • Two Miners, Ashington Colliery

    Edwin Smith
    1936
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  • Levens Hall, Northumberland

    Edwin Smith
    c.1950s
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  • Biddenden, Kent

    Edwin Smith
    c.1951
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  • Lindfield Old Hall

    Edwin Smith
    c.1950s
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