The Formative Years and the London Influence Born in Launceston, Tasmania, on 26 February 1908, the man who would become known as Jack Carington Smith began his life simply as Smith. His early years were marked by a quiet determination, evidenced when, at only fifteen, he had two watercolours accepted by the Launceston Art Society. This early recognition preceded a period of professional labor, working as a clerk for the Shell Co. of A…