A Life Shaped by Craft and Lineage Born in Stavanger, Norway, around 1670, Knud Smith grew up in a household where art was a matter of practical skill and family tradition. He was the son of Anders Lauritzen Smith, a man who worked as both a painter and a sculptor, and Maren Knudsdatter. Growing up in such an environment meant that the boundaries between fine art and decorative craftsmanship were often blurred. Knud learned his trade a…