Artist Eric Smith won 3 Archibalds, then vanished. A new show reveals his unseen works

Tom Murray

School of Communication, Society and Culture

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

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https://theconversation.com/artist-eric-smith-won-3-archibalds-then-vanished-a-new-show-reveals-his-unseen-works-255957

Subject

There are many routes to artistic obscurity. The surest path, of course, is to have never been discovered in the first place. But this wasn’t the case with the late Eric Smith (1919-2017).

Period	18 Jun 2025

Media contributions

Title	Artist Eric Smith won 3 Archibalds, then vanished. A new show reveals his unseen works
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	18/06/25
Description	There are many routes to artistic obscurity. The surest path, of course, is to have never been discovered in the first place. But this wasn’t the case with the late Eric Smith (1919-2017).
URL	https://theconversation.com/artist-eric-smith-won-3-archibalds-then-vanished-a-new-show-reveals-his-unseen-works-255957
Persons	Tom Murray

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