DESERT PARADISE: The Art and Life of Effie Anderson Smith

The most comprehensive RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT of Effie’s art ever presented!

Effie Anderson Smith portriat

July 18, 2025 to February 15, 2026

A joint presentation of the Effie Anderson Smith Museum and Archive with our friends at…

DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM

21 N. Frontier Street in Wickenburg, Arizona

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Sunday, March 2nd - One Day Only

BENSON COMMUNITY CENTER

705 West Union Street in Benson, Arizona

Benson AZ Community Center

FREE EXHIBIT

Easel Show of Effie Anderson Smith’s Best Desert Landscapes

12 noon to 4:00 pm

Slideshow Talk at 2:00pm on Effie’s life presented by Curator Steven Carlson

Commemorating the approaching 100th Anniversary of the Artist’s 1926 Solo Exhibit at the Benson Woman’s Club

Cochise Stronghold - Sunrise (1932) by Effie Anderson Smith