Commissioned by the sitter's daughter, Amanda Mary Smith Adams [1877-1952], Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania;[1] by inheritance to her son, Dr. George C.S. Adams [1911-1981], Spartanburg, South Carolina; by inheritance to his widow, Adaline Holaday Adams [d. 2003], Spartanburg; gift 1986 to NGA. [1] Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Robert Henri diary, 1870-1954, Reel 886, contains the entries relating to the Smith commissions. The NGA portrait of Mr. Smith was described by the artist in his ledger as "Property of Miss Amanda M. Smith Wilkes Barre." See also several letters, Robert Henri to Amanda M. Smith, of 29 June 1907, 25 December 1907, and 1 January 1908, in NGA curatorial files.