L.O. Griffith or "Griff", as his friends called him, visited Brown County for ten years before he
decided to move there in 1922. He loved painting and etching the hills. He married Carolyn Maulsby
in 1920 and in 1922 they had a son, Richard. Mr. Griffith studied at St. Louis School of Fine Arts
and the Art Institute of Chicago. He also produced art work in his travels to France, England, New
York and Mexico. He became interested early on in copper etching. He was nationally known for his
work with aquatints. He won many awards and exhibited many places. His prints were on exhibit at the
SMITHSONIAN in 1945, and are still in their collection. He designed the Abigail doll face and his wife hand painted them in oils. He
was active in the Brown County Art Gallery and Guild throughout his time in Nashville until his
death in 1956.
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