After graduating the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1888, Smith joined "Ladies' Home Journal" the same year and had an entry-level position in the advertising department finishing rough sketches, designing borders, and preparing advertising art for the magazine.
Smith joined "Ladies' Home Journal" the same year and had an entry-level position in the advertising department, designing borders, and preparing advertising art for the magazine. This advertising department was finishing rough sketches. Smith was graduating the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1888.