George Smart

George Smart may refer to:

George Smart (tailor)

George Smart (1774-1846) was an English tailor and Folk Artist notable for his cloth collage portraits and felt covered dummyboards. He lived in Frant, a village in East Sussex, England. His artworks were mentioned in several guidebooks of the time that encouraged tourists to visit his shop. His most notable subjects were Old Bright, the local postman and The Goosewoman. The Tunbridge Wells Museum owns 8 examples of his work and Compton Verney in Warwickshire has 2 pictures.

In the summer of 2014, twenty one artworks by George Smart were included in Tate Britain's British Folk Art exhibition, the first time his work had been gathered together in a major gallery and in such quantity. These included all the examples of his work owned by the Tunbridge Wells Museum, Kent.

Until recently he has mostly been the subject of a few paragraphs in Folk art compendiums, but is now recognised as one of the key figures within the history of English Folk Art. Unusually for a Folk Artist, he is the known creator of over 60 works.

George Smart (footballer)

George Winston Smart (1890 – 1941) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.

Career

Smart was born in Bristol and began his career with Welsh side Treharris before joining Stoke in 1911. He played 30 matches in 1911–12 and 15 in 1912–13. He then played for the club during World War I and played four matches in the Football League in 1919–20. He later played for Stafford Rangers.

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