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Ned Smith: Gone for the Day
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of self-trained artist, writer and naturalist Ned Smith
One of the many conservation heroes who helped shape Pennsylvania's environmental heritage was self-trained artist, writer and naturalist Ned Smith. Over the span of 45 years, Smith made an important connection between art and conservation as he created thousands of astonishingly detailed drawings and paintings of wildlife.
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WITF
Ned Smith: Gone for the Day
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
One of the many conservation heroes who helped shape Pennsylvania's environmental heritage was self-trained artist, writer and naturalist Ned Smith. Over the span of 45 years, Smith made an important connection between art and conservation as he created thousands of astonishingly detailed drawings and paintings of wildlife.
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