Artist included in the 1967 book
A History of Peel County: To Mark Its Centennary*

For a period of five years, Elizabeth Smiley (Liz) livened the art scene of Brampton with her delicate pastel portaits.

Mrs. Smiley studied portrait painting at the Royal Academy of London School of Art and free-lanced there before coming to Canada.

Her portraits of Augustus John and Marlene Dietrich won her acclaim in England and while in Brampton she painted or drew a number of well known personalities including Norah Doole, wige of the Daily Times and Conservator publisher, Bill Doole; Dorothy Pullen, local art teacher; Doreen Allen and a number of children.

* This article was used with permission from "A History of Peel County: To Mark Its Centennary", published in 1967, by what is now the Region of Peel. The segment in the book entitled "Renowned for Artists and Art" was written by Paddy Thomas. Thanks to the Peel Archives at the Peel Heritage Complex for the reprinting permission. All information was factually correct as of publication 1967, but may be inaccurate presently.