Walter Granville-Smith was an illustrator and painter who was born in South Granville, New York on January 28, 1870. He is notable for producing the first colored illustration that appeared in the United States. Granville-Smith and his wife, Jessie, had a daughter Jesse and sons, Walter. and Edward. Granville-Smith died on December 7, 1938, at his daughter's home in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.