Lewis Smith (1907 – 1998, Ohio) was an artist belonging to the Outsider art movement.
[1] Smith, who was born and lived in the state of Ohio, began to draw in 1920.
His work records details of American life, especially related to railways and sport events he attended during his rail travel.
[2] Lewis mainly used graphite and coloured pencils on found materials, for instance paper bags and biscuit boxes.
He further collected photographs from railway workers[3] and other documents such as newspapers associated with railroads.