Hull artist Fredrick Shultz Smith’s work is being celebrated at Hull History Centre, as part of the centenary of his death commemorations.
The centre will display its collection of illustrations by Smith, the majority of which remain unpublished.
Smith’s work consists of images of the Hull he knew, drawing street scenes the capture many lost buildings and views.
The History Centre illustrations include those that were formerly in the possession of Hull antiquarian, Thomas Mapplebeck as well as others deposited with Hull’s Local Studies Library over the decades.
Councillor Rob Pritchard, portfolio holder for culture and leisure said: “FS Smith’s drawings preserve a Hull that has now largely disappeared; an early Victorian town of narrow streets and surviving medieval buildings on the threshold of the great changes that Edwardian redevelopment and the Second World War would bring.
“This display at the History Centre highlights little-known views of Hull and increases our understanding of the development of the city.”
The F.S. Smith Exhibition is open now until Thursday 28 August. The History Centre is open Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm and the first and third Saturday of each month, 9.30am-12.30pm.
Find out more about F.S. Smith here.
