Wuanita Smith

Wuanita Smith (January 1, 1866 – February 18, 1959) was an American painter, printmaker, and illustrator of children's books.

Smith was born in Philadelphia on January 1, 1866, and was the daughter of an oil refinery operator.

[4] Smith later attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Drexel Institute.

[4] She studied with Howard Pyle, Hugh Breckenridge, Ralph Pearson and exhibited at Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry along with other female artists.

[6] Her woodcut print Skating is part of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art collection.

Illustration from Oh, Virginia! (1920)