Erwin Evans Smith
(August 22, 1886 - September 4, 1947) Artist-photographer Erwin Evans Smith, a Fannin County native, was enchanted as a youth with the culture and folklore of ranching in the southwest. He studied art in Chicago and Boston in hopes of becoming a western sculptor. For several summers in the early 1900s, he visited ranches to sketch and photograph cowboys at work and leisure. He never realized his dream of sculpting but left over 2000 photographs as a priceless record of life on the range.
33.5927° N, 95.9112° W
Where to Find It
FM 100 in Oakwood Cemetery (in far NW corner)
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi SE Oakwood Cemetery Honey Grove
- 0.1 mi SE Samuel Augustus Erwin Honey Grove
- 0.2 mi SE Benjamin Stuart Walcott Honey Grove
- 0.2 mi SE James G. Gilmer Honey Grove
- 0.2 mi SE James Thomas Holt Honey Grove
- 0.5 mi SE Dial Home Honey Grove